Category:Zadokites (subject)

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The Zadokites (or "sons of Zadok") are a dynasty of High Priests (the House of Zadok) who ruled the Temple of Jerusalem from the establishment of the Second Temple to the eve of the Maccabean revolt.

Overview

Ancestors of Zadok (according to Chronicles)

• Aaron

• Eleazar

• Phinehas

• Abishua

• < Shesha >

• Bukki

• Uzzi

• Zerahiah

• Meraioth

• Amariah

• Ahitub

[[Note: The Samaritan tradition adds Shesha between Abishua and Bukki, which does not appear in the Masoretic text. Josephus and Seder Olam Zutta have slightly different lists in the attempt to accommodate in the genealogy of Zadok some Priests, mentioned in the Tanakh]].

====List of Zadokite Chief Priests in the First Temple

• Zadok

• Ahimaaz

• Azariah I

• Johanan

• Azariah II

• Amaria

• Ahitub

• Zadok

• Meraioth

• Shallum

• Hilkiah

• Azariah IV

• Seriah

• < Jehozadak ben Seriah >

[[Note: Zadok and his descendants were one of the many priestly families serving in the First Temple as Chief Priests under the high Priesthood of the Davidic Kings. The list does not include all Chief Priests who according to ancient Jewish sources served in the First Temple. Josephus (1st century CE) and Seder Olam Zutta (9th century CE) recognized the problem and enlarged the list in the attempt to accommodate within the genealogy of Zadok some Chief Priests (originally from other families) who served in the First Temple]].

List of Zadokite High Priests and years in office

• Joshua ben Jehozadak, ca. 515-490 BCE

• Joiakim ben Joshua, ca. 490-470 BCE

• Eliashib ben Joiakim, ca. 470-433 BCE

• Joiada ben Eliashib, ca. 433-410 BCE

• Johanan ben Joiada, ca. 410-371 BCE

• Jaddua ben Johanan, ca. 371-320 BCE

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

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

• Eleazar ben Onias, ca. 260-245 BCE

• Manasseh ben Jaddua, ca. 245-240 BCE

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

• Simon II, son of Onias, 218-185 BCE

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

• Jason, son of Simon II, 175-172 BCE

< Onias IV, son of Onias III >

< Ananias ben Onias >

In Depth

• Zadokites (sources)

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• Zadokites (research)

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References

• Zadokites / Deborah W. Rooke / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume, 1357-1358

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