1 Maccabees 12:20–23

‘Areios, king of the Spartans, to Onias, the chief priest, greeting! It hath been found in writing, concerning the Spartans and the Jews, that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham; and now, since these things have come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write unto us of your prosperity. And we, moreover, do write on our part to you, that your cattle and goods are ours, and ours are yours. We do command, therefore, that they make report unto you on this wise.’