HIGH-PRIESTS, LIST

note: were 83 high-priests: 13 in tabernacle; 18 in 1st Temple; plus 52 in 2nd Temple

A. the 13 in the tabernacle, were:

01. Aaron, Moses’ brother, a Levite, 1st High-Priest

02. Eleazar I, son, 2nd High-Priest, his bro Ithamar was the ancestor of several high-priests

03. Phineas (Phinehas), son, 3rd H-P

04. Abishua, son, 4th H-P

05. Bukki, son, 5th H-P

06. Uzzi, son, 6th High-Priest (2 Chr 6:3-5)

his son, Zerahiah, was a minor at his father's death, therefore, the duty of charge of the tabernacle devolved to another Aaronic descent-line

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07. Eli, 7th High-Priest, distant cousin, reared Samuel "The Prophet", descended from Ithamar, Aaron's yr son, the father of Hophni & Phinas, the father of Ahitub I, 8th H-P

X. Phinehas (Phinas), son of # 7, Eli, officiated during father’s old age; resigned office to him but he is not numbered in "official list"

08. Ahitub I, 8th H-P (1 Chr 9:11), son of Phinehas, &, the father of Ahijah, 9th H-P & Ahimelech, 10th H-P, the father of Abiathar, 11th H-P

09. Ahijah, son, 9th H-P at Shiloh (1 Sam 14:3), where tabernacle was set up

10. Ahimelech, bro, slain with 85 other priests by King Saul (1 Sam 22:11-18)

11. Abiathar (1 Sam 33:6), son, last H-P of Eli's House, came to David with the ephod and other priestly regalia; co-pontiff with #12 under King David; supported Prince Adonijah over Prince Solomon, and deposed by King Solomon

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restoration of senior priestly line

12. Zadok I (1 Ki 2:35; 1 Chr 12:27-28), co-pontiff with #11 in reign of King David, c. 1000BC, sole high-priest after deposition of Abiathar (1 Ki 2:26,35) by King Solomon

note: his pedigree is: Zadok I, 12th High-Priest, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah (Arophaeus)(Amarias), son of Meraoith, son of Zerahiah (Zaraias), son of Uzzi, 6th High-Priest (above)

13. Ahimaaz [I] (2 Sam 15:36), son, 13th H-P under King Solomon (c.975BC)

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B. the 18 high-priests in the First Temple were:

14/01 Azariah I (2 Ki 4:2), 14th High-Priest, & 1st High-Priest to served in Solomon’s Temple (c.950BC)

issue:

(15B) Johanan I, co-high-priest (c.925BC), father of (16B) Azariah II

(15C) Joash, co-high-priest (c.925BC), father of (16C) Jehoiarib

note: these are the ancestors of the three great branches of the genealogy of the high-priests

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(1)/(17B) Amariah

(2)/(18) Jehoiada I

(3)/(19B) Ahitub II

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(17A) Axiomar, co-high-priest (c.875BC) [son of (16A) Jeshua I, above], father of (19A) Phideas (Pedaiah)

(17B) Amariah, co-high-priest (c.875BC), then, chief-priest (c.850BC) in reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (2 Chr 19:11)

(17C) Jehoshaphat, co-high-priest (c.875BC), father of (20C) Zedekiah

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18. Jehoiada I (Joada) (2 Ki 11:4), high-priest in reigns of King Ahaziah, Queen Athalia, and King Jehoash, c. 850/825BC

issue:

(a) Jehoadda (dau), wife of Jehoash, King of Judah, &,

(b) Zechariah, son, &, the father of (21B) Azariah III/[II], the father of (24) Urijah, 24th High-Priest, the father of Azariah IV/[III], 25th High-Priest, the father of Adaiah, a priest, the father of Jedida[h], wife of Amon, King of Judah

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(19B) Ahitub II, co-high-priest (c.825BC), son of (16B) Azariah II, &, father of (21C) Meraioth, father of (22) Zadok II

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(20A) Sudeas, co-high-priest (c.800BC), son of (19A) Phideas, &, father of (21A) Juelus

(20B) Zechariah, co-high-priest (c.800BC), executed by King Jehoash (2 Chr 24:20,22)

(20C) Zedekiah, , co-high-priest (c.800BC)

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(21A) Juelus (Joel), co-high-priest (c.775BC), son of (20A) Sudeas, & father of (23A) Jotham

(21B) Azariah II/[III] (2 Chr 26:17), co-high-priest (c.775BC), then, chief-priest (c.750BC) in reign of King Uzziah

son of (20B) Zechariah, and, father of (24) Urijah, 24th High-Priest

(21C) Meraioth, co-high-priest (c.775BC), father of Zadok II, 22nd H-P (1 Chr 9:11)

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22. Zadok II, 22nd H-P (c.750BC)

issue:

(a) Mosalem [Shallum I], 23rd-B High-Priest

(b) Jerusha (dau), wife of Uzziah, King of Judah

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(23A) Jotham, co-high-priest (c.725BC), son of (21A) Juelus, &, the father of (26) Neriah (Nerias), 26th H-P

(23B) Mosalem [? Meshullam] [Shallum I], co-high-priest (c.725BC), ancestor of Ezra "The Scribe" (458BC)

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24. Urijah (Uriah) (2 Ki 16:10), H-P (c.725BC), high-priest during reign of King Ahaz

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25. Azariah IV/[III] (Azarias) (2 Chr 31:10), H-P during reign of King Hezekiah, c. 725/700BC

son of Urijah, 24th H-P, &, father of Adaiah, a priest, father of Jedida[h], wife of Amon, King of Judah

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26. Neriah (Nerias), 26th H-P (c.700/675BC), son of (23A) Jotham, &, father of Odeas (Hoshaiah), 27th H-P

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27. Odeas (Hoshaiah), 27th H-P (c.675/650BC), son of Neriah, 26th H-P, &, father of Shallum [II], 28th H-P

28. Shallum [II], 28th H-P (c.650/625BC), son (1 Chr 6:12)

29. Hilkiah (Helcias), son, High-Priest (c.625BC) during reign of King Josiah (2 Ki 22:4)

30. Azariah V, son (1 Chr 6:13), 30th H-P c. 600BC

31. Seraiah (Sareas) (2 Ki 25:18), son, last H-P in 1st Temple, exec 587/586BC

issue:

(1)/(a) Jozadak (Josedech) (Jehozadak), carried captive to Babylonia, officiated in the "first" synagogue, father of Jeshua II, 32nd H-P (below)

(2)/(b) Jachin, father of Joarib, father of Idaiah, followed by five generations, names unknown, to [H]Asmoneaus, ancestor of the Hasmoneans, a.k.a. the Maccabees

(3)/(c) Eniachin, ancestor of several high-priests, among whom were Alcimus, 47th H-P, father of Theophilus, father of Matthias I, 61st H-P

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C. the 52 high-priests of the 2nd Temple were:

32. Jeshua II (Hag 1:1), son of Jozadak (above), who returned from the "Babylonian Captivity" with Zerubabel, the royal heir; was 1st High-Priest of the "Second Temple", 538/7-c500BC

33. Joiakim, 33rd H-P (Neh 12:10)

34. Eliashib, 34th H-P 445-430BC (Neh 13:4)

35. Jehoiada II , 35th H-P, son (d c 400BC)

issue:

(a) Johanan II, 36th H-P (below)

(b) Jeshua [III], rival, mur by bro c 373BC

(c) Manasseh, rival, expelled

36. Johanan II (Joannes) (Neh 12:22), H-P during reign of Artaxerxes II Mnemon, Persian Shah 404-359/358BC

37. Jaddua (Jaddus) [Ant. XI,7, # 2], who met with Alexander "The Great" of Greece in 332BC (Neh 12:11)

issue:

(a) Onais I, 38th H-P

(b) Manasseh, 41st H-P

38. Onais I, 38th H-P (d c 300BC), contemporary with King Arius of Sparta (309-265BC)

issue:

(a) Simon I "The Just", 39th H-P

(b) Eleazar II, 40th H-P (d265BC)

(c) Manasseh (d240)

39. Simon I "The Just", referred to in Ecclus. 50:1-21

40. Eleazar II, contemporary of Ptolemy Philadelphus (285-246)

41. Manasseh

42. Onias II, 42nd H-P (d 226BC), contemporary of Ptolemy Euergetes (256-221)

issue:

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(1) Menelaus, a.k.a. Onais IV, co-priest # 46A (exe 163BC), &

(2) Lysimachus, co-priest # 46B, killed by the people 171BC

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43. Simon II, 43rd H-P (d198BC) (Ecclus. 50:1-21)

issue:

(a) Onais III, 44th H-P, deposed 175BC, mur 171BC (below)

(b) Jason "The Apostate", 45th H-P, deposed 172BC

44. Onias III, 44th H-P, deposed 175BC, mur 171BC, contemporary of King Seleucus IV Philopator of Syria

issue:

(x) Onais [V], son; deprived by Lysias, went to Egypt 159BC, built a temple at Heliopolis, in Egypt, in reign of King Ptolemy VI Philometor

issue: Ananias (below)

note: interim 159-153/2BC

(x) Ananias, son, in exile in Egypt, meantime a secondary-line, the Hasmoneans, filled the vacant office of the high-priest

issue: Ananelus

(x) Ananelus [Hananeel "The Egyptian"], son, returned to Jerusalem, Israel, upon the overthrow of the Maccabee high-priests 37BC

issue:

(a) Boethus, 56th H-P

(b) Camydus

(c) [name] (dau)

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45. Jason "The Apostate", 45th H-P, deposed 172BC [took an Hellenized name; original name was Joshua or Jesus], induced King Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria (175-163BC) to depose Onais III and make him H-P; and, after holding office for three years, was himself supplanted by

46A. Menelaus, styled self Onias IV, H-P 172-165, executed 162BC

= [name], sister of Simon "The Benjaminite"

46B. Lysimachus, co-priest

X. Judas Maccabee, 165-162 deposed, d 161, "acting" high-priest, not numbered in "official list"

47. Alcimus [Jakim], H-P 162-153, put in office by the Syrian King Demetrius 161-159BC

interim: about 7 years

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the Maccabee Priest-Kings; represents a secondary-line

48. Jonathan I, H-P 153-142, bro of Judas Maccabee

49. Simon III, H-P 142-135, bro

50. Hyrcanus I [John], 135-105, usurped the throne 129BC & became King-Priest

51. Aristobulus I, 105-104/3BC

52. Alexander Jannaeus, 104/3-76BC

53. Hyrcanus II, 1st time, 76-67BC

54. Aristobulus II, 67-63, deposed, murdered 48BC

---- Hyrcanus II, 2nd time, 63-40, deposed, executed 30BC

55. Antigonus, 40-37BC, last Maccabee Priest-King

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restoration of the old priestly senior line

56. Boethus, 56th High-Priest 37BC (below)

came with father, Ananelus, from Egypt, along with brother Camithus and a sister, [name unsure], the mother of Matthias I, 61st H-P

the seven sons of (56) Boethus (above) were:

(1) Ananelus, 57th H-P

(2) Phabet [Fabi] (below)

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(2) Phabet [Fabi] (above)

begot three sons, who were:

(a) Jeshua III, 59th H-P, father of three daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, & Anne [wife of Heli, mother of Mary]

(b) Eliam (Eilemus) (Ellem), father of Joseph [I], H-P [one day, usually omitted in official list]

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(3) Simon IV, 60th H-P

(4) Joazar, 62nd H-P

(5) Eleazar III, 63rd H-P

(6) Seth[us] [Sie], father of (a) Jeshua IV, 64th H-P, & (b) Ananus I, 65th H-P, see

(7) Kantheras, aka Simon VI, 72nd H-P, father of Elioneus, 74th H-P

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issue of Camydus, yr bro of Boethus, 56th High-Priest

were three sons, who were

(x) Joseph I, 75th H-P, father of

(a) Nebedus, father of Ananias, 76th H-P

(b) Damneus, father of Jeshua V, 80th H-P

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57. Ananel (Hananel), 1st time, 37-36 (Ant. XV. 2, 4)

58. Aristobulus III, 36BC

--- Ananel (Hananel), 2nd time, 36BC (Ant. XV. 3,3)

59. Jeshua III, 36-23BC (Ant. XV. 9, 3)

had 3 daus: Jane, Elizabeth, & Anne [wife of Heli, mother of Mary]

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60. Simon IV, 23-19BC (Ant. XV. 9, 3)

=1 X; =2 Cleopatra "of Jerusalem", widow of Yaakov "Nasi", Patriarch of Jerusalem

issue of 1:

(a) Mariamne [II], 4th wife of HEROD "THE GREAT"

issue of 2:

(b) Joseph II "Cabi", 78th H-P

(c) Cleopatra [II], wife of Herod [II], son of Antipater [IV] [& wife, Cypros II], son of Joseph II/IV [& wife, Salome], yr bro of HEROD "THE GREAT", &, mother of Cleopatra [III] (dau)

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61. Matthias I (Ant. XVII. 4,2)

X. Joseph [I], for 1 day, not numbered in list (Ant. XVII. 6,4)

62. Joazar, 1st time (Ant. XVII. 6, 4; 13, 1)

63. Eleazar III

64. Jeshua IV, 4BC

--- Joazar, 2nd time ?-AD6

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65. Ananus I (Annas) (Hanan), AD 6-15

son of Seth[us] (above)

issue:

(a) Eleazar IV, 67th H-P

(b) Jonathan II, 70th H-P

(c) Theophilus, 71st H-P, father of (46) Matthias III, 82nd H-P

(d) Matthias II, 73rd H-P

(e) Ananus II, 79th H-P

(f) daughter, wife of Caiaphas, 69th H-P

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66. Ishmael I, AD15-16

67. Eleazar IV, AD16-17

68. Simon V, AD17-18

69. Caiaphas (Kaiaphas) [Joseph I], AD 18-36, opposed to Jesus

70. Jonathan II, 1st time, 36-37

71. Theophilus, 37-39

72. Cantheras [or Simon VI], AD41-42

73. Matthias II, AD42-43

74. Elioneus, AD43-44

75. Joseph I, 44-47

76. Ananias, AD47-48

--- Jonathan II, 2nd time, 48-49

77. Ishmael II, 50-61

78. Joseph II "Cabi" ["Kabi"], AD61

79. Ananus II, 62-66

80. Jeshua V, 66-67

81. Jeshua VI, 67-69

82. Matthias III, AD69

83. Phannias, 69-70, the 83rd High-Priest, last one

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