(graver).
A contemporary of Antiochus Epiphanes, B.C. 170, and Jason. 2 Macc. 5:8.
The Aretas alluded to by St. Paul (2 Corinthians 11:32) was father-in-law of Herod Antipas.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Aretas, or Aretas
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.