I remember with affection the respect and goodwill you have shown me. On my way back from the region of Persia I fell into a grievous illness, and I considered it necessary to take thought for the common security of all —
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19“To the Jews, his worthy citizens: warmest greetings, good health, and prosperity from Antiochus, king and commander. 20If you are well, you and your children, and your affairs are as you would wish them, then, as one whose hope is in heaven, 21I remember with affection the respect and goodwill you have shown me. On my way back from the region of Persia I fell into a grievous illness, and I considered it necessary to take thought for the common security of all — 22not that I despair of my condition; I have every hope of overcoming the illness. 23But I observed that my father also, whenever he marched off on campaign into the upper regions, designated his successor,
