1 Maccabees 1:17

¹⁵And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief.

¹⁶Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms.

— 1 Maccabees 1:17 —

¹⁸And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death.

¹⁹Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof.