Lysimachus (Person)
LYSIMACHUS (PERSON) [Gk Lysimachos (Λυσιμαχος)]. 1. Lysimachus is reported to have composed the additions to the book of Esther (Add Esth 11:1), where he is identified as the son of Ptolemy and a Jerusalemite.2. According to 2 Macc 4:39–42, Lysimachus appropriated sacred vessels from the temple after