Cleodemus Malchus

Cleodemus Malchus (fl. 200 BCE) was a Jewish writer of whom only a few lines survive. He connects the descendants of Syria and North Africa with Abraham by identifying Abraham had three sons by Keturah, Apheran (the town of Aphra), Asoureim (the Assyrians), and Iaphran (Africa).[1] His work appears cited in a quote from Alexander Polyhistor referenced by Josephus in Antiquities of the Jews.[2]

References

Cleodemus Malchus - Prior to First Century B.C., Early Jewish Writings
Feldman, Louis H. (1996). Jewish Life and Thought Among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings. Bloomsbury. p. 229. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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[1] Cleodemus Malchus - Prior to First Century B.C., Early Jewish Writings

[2] Feldman, Louis H. (1996). Jewish Life and Thought Among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings. Bloomsbury. p. 229. Retrieved 25 August 2019.