“King Arius of the Spartans to Onias the high priest, greetings. It has been put in writing regarding both the Spartans and the Jews that they are brothers, and are both of the family of Abraham" - 1 Maccabees 12:20-22
And here is a nice aesthetic image to go along with this
This letter is also mentioned in Josephus' "Antiquities" 12.4.10.
However, it is not only this one instance that shows the connection between the two peoples. As it is found in Diodorus Siculus' "Library of Histories" 40.3. There one can see that not all Israelites (or Hebrews if that term might be more fitting) went to the Holy Land with Moses, but some went to Greece.
"All the foreigners [Israelites] were forthwith expelled, and the most valiant and noble among them, under some notable leaders, were brought to Greece and other places, as some relate; the most famous of their leaders were Danaus and Cadmus."
Danaus, founder of Argos
Cadmus, founder of Thebes
I believe this is important historical information, in an age where many very comfortably accept the lie that the Jews of today are God's chosen people. The rabbit hole of European history goes very deep, and God's providence can be witnessed playing out.
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