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List of High Priests, and years in office

Persian Period

• Joshua, son of Jehozadak, ca. 515-490 BCE

• Joiakim, son of Joshua, ca. 490-470 BCE

• Eliashib, son of Joiakim, ca. 470-433 BCE

• Joiada, son of Eliashib, ca. 433-410 BCE

• Johanan, son of Joiada, ca. 410-371 BCE

• Jaddua, son of Johanan, ca. 371-320 BCE

Greek Period

• Onias I, son of Jaddua, ca. 320-280 BCE

• Simon I, son of Onias, ca. 280-260 BCE

• Eleazar, son of Onias, ca. 260-245 BCE

• Manasseh, son of Jaddua, ca. 245-240 BCE

• Onias II, son of Simon, ca. 240-218 BCE

• Simon II, son of Onias, 218-185 BCE

• Onias III, son of Simon, 185-175 BCE, murdered 170 BCE

• Jason, son of Simon, 175-172 BCE

• Menelaus, 172-162 BCE

• Alcimus, 162-159 BCE

<Inter-Sacerdotium>, 159-153

Hasmonean Period

• Jonathan Maccabeus, son of Mattathias, and brother of Judas Maccabeus, 153-143 BCE

• Simon Maccabeus, son of Mattathias, and brother of Jonathan Maccabeus, 142-134 BCE

• John Hyrcanus, son of Simon Maccabeus, 134-104 BCE

• Aristobulus, son of John Hyrcanus, 104-103 BCE

• Alexander Jannaeus, son of John Hyrcanus, and brother of Aristobulus, 103-76 BCE

• John Hyrcanus II, son of Alexander Jannaeus, 76-67 (as High Priest), 66 (as High Priest and King), and 63-40 (as High Priest)

• Aristobulus II, son of Alexander Jannaeus and Salome Alexandra , brother of John Hyrcanus II, 66-63 BCE (as High Priest and King)

Roman Period

• John Hyrcanus II, son of Alexander Jannaeus, brother of Aristobulus II, 63-40 (restored by the Romans as High Priest)

• Antigonus, younger son of Aristobulus II, nephew of John Hyrcanus II, 40-37 (supported by the Parthias as High Priest and King)

• Ananelus, 37-36 BCE

• Aristobulos III, son of Alexander Maccabeus, and brother of Mariamne, 36 BCE (as High Priest under Herod the Great

• Ananelus (restored) 36-30 BC

• Joshua ben Fabus 30-23 BC

• Simon ben Boethus

• Matthias ben Theophilus 5-4 BC

• Joazar ben Boethus 4 BC

• Eleazar ben Boethus 4-3 BC

• Joshua ben Sie 3 BC - ?

• Joazar ben Boethus ? - 6 AD

• Annas (Ananus ben Seth), 6-15 (under all Roman Governors appointed by Augustus-- Coponius, Ambivulus, and Rufus)

• Ishmael ben Fabus 15-16 (under Roman Governor, Gratus, and Emperor Tiberius)

• Eleazar ben Ananus, son of Annas, 16-17 (under Roman Governor, Gratus, and Emperor Tiberius)

• Simon ben Camithus 17-18 (under Roman Governor, Gratus, and Emperor Tiberius)

• Caiaphas (Joseph Caiaphas), son-in-law of Annas, 18-36 (under Roman Governors, Gratus and Pontius Pilate, and Emperor Tiberius)

• Jonathan ben Ananus, son of Annas, 36-37 (under Roman Governor, Marcellus and Emperor Tiberius)

• Theophilus ben Ananus, son of Annas, 37-41 (under Roman Governor Marullus, and Emperor Caligula

• Simon Cantatheras ben Boethus, 41-43 (under King Herod Agrippa, and Emperor Claudius)

• Matthias ben Ananus, son of Annas, 43 (under King Herod Agrippa, and Emperor Claudius)

• Elioneus ben Simon Cantatheras 43-44 (under King Herod Agrippa, and Emperor Claudius)

• Jonathan ben Ananus, son of Annas, 44 (restored) (under King Herod Agrippa, and Emperor Claudius)

• Josephus ben Camydus 44-46 (under Roman Governor Fadus, and Emperor Claudius)

• Ananias ben Nebedeus 46-52 (under Roman Governors Tiberius Alexander and Cumanus, and Emperor Claudius)

• Jonathan 52-56 (under Roman Governor Felix, and Emperors Claudius and Nero)

• Ishmael ben Fabus 56-62 (restored?) (under Roman Governor Festus, and Emperor Nero)

• Joseph Cabi ben Simon 62-63 (under Roman Governor Albinus, and Emperor Nero)

• Ananus ben Ananus, son of Annas, 63

• Joshua ben Damneus 63

• Joshua ben Gamaliel 63-64-his wife Martha belonged to family of Boethus

• Mattathias ben Theophilus, grandson of Annas, 65-66 (under Roman Governor Florus, and Emperor Nero)

• Phannias ben Samuel 67-70 (during the Jewish War)

The High Priest in ancient sources

The High Priest in Scholarship

The High Priest in Fiction

Related categories

• Zadokites (subject) / Hasmoneans (subject)

External links

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