Aristeas
Author of a letter ascribing the Greek translation of the Old Testament to six interpreters
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Aristeas, a name given in Josephus (Ant. XII, ii, passim) to the author of a letter ascribing the Greek translation of the Old Testament to six interpreters sent into Egypt from Jerusalem at the request of the librarian of Alexandria. (See Septuagint Version.)
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