Ananias ben Nebedaeus (sources)

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Josephus, Antiquitates

Ant XX 5,2 -- Herod, king of Chalcis, removed Joseph, the son of Camydus, from the high priesthood, and made Ananias, the son of Nebedeu, his successor.

Christian sources

Acts of the Apostles

Acts 23:2 -- And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him (i.e. Paul of Tarsus) on the mouth.

Acts 24:1 -- And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid before the governor their case against Paul.