The general in charge of the Seleucid army against the Jews (1 Macc. 3: 32 ff.) who was defeated at Bethsura (1 Macc. 4: 34 ff.) and who was killed by order of King Demetrius (1 Macc. 7: 2–4).
Citation for Lysias
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MLA
"Lysias." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 25, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1173>.
Chicago
"Lysias." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1173 (accessed May 25, 2013).