Holy Scripture
1 Maccabees 12:19
A church father on this verse
“But how the Spartans were of the lineage of Abraham is not easily found: for it could have happened that Abraham had many sons, apart from Isaac whom Sarah bore to him, from Hagar namely and from Bethsura, as Scripture makes clear, so that from one of them the origin of the Spartans proceeded. But Josephus, making men…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
19And this is the copy of the letters which Onias sent.
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In context
17We commanded them also to go unto you, and to salute you, and to deliver you our letters concerning the renewing of our brotherhood.
18Wherefore now ye shall do well to give us an answer thereto.
— 1 Maccabees 12:19 —
20Arius king of the Lacedaemonians to Onias the high priest, greeting:
21It is found in writing, that the Lacedaemonians and Jews are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham: