Bible Dictionary
APHAEREMA
Aphaerema was one of three districts taken from Samaria and added to Judea by Demetrius Nicator.
Definition
Aphaerema was one of three districts removed from Samaria and added to Judea by Demetrius Nicator.
Biblical Usage
The transfer is recorded in 1 Maccabees 11:34.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-fer'-e-ma (Aphairema and Apherema; the King James Version Apherema). One of three districts taken from Samaria and added to Judea by Demetrius Nicator (1 Macc 11:34). Compare Ant., XIII, iv, 9.</p>