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LIST OF HIGH PRIESTS

Old Testament

• 1. Aaron
• 2. Eleazar
• 3. Phinehas
• 4. Abishua
• 5. Bukki
• 6. Uzzi

With Eli the high-priesthood passes from the line of Eleazar to that of Ithamar.

(a) Old Testament. - (b) Josephus - (c) Seder Olam Zuta

• 7. Eli - (b) Eli
• 8. Ahitub - (b) Ahitub
• 9. Ahiah - (b) Ahiah
• 10. Ahimelech - (b) Ahimelech
• 11. Abiathar - (b) Abiathar

From Solomon to the Capitivity. (With Zadok the line of Eleazar reappears)

• 12. Zadok - b. Zadok - c. Zadok
• 13. Ahimaaz - b. Ahimaaz - c. Ahimaaz
• 14. Azariah - b. Azariah - c. Azariah
• 15. …. - b. Joran - c. Joash
• 16. Jehoiarib - b. Jesus - c. Joarib
• 17. …. - b. Axiomar - c. Jehoshaphat
• 18. Jehoiada - b ..... - c. Joiada
• …..
• …..
• Azariah ll
• ….
• Urijah
• Azariah lll
• …..
• Shallum
• Hilkiah
• Azariah lV
• Seraiah
• Jehozadak

From Captivity to Herod

• Jehua
• Joiakim
• Eliashib
• Joiada
• Johanan
• Jaddua
• …..
• Apocrypha
• Simon l
• …..
• ....
• ....
• ....
• Onias
• Jason
• Menelaus
• Alcimus
• Jonathan
• Simon (the Prince)
• John
• ….
• ….
• ….
• ….
• ….
• ….
• ....

From Herod to the Destruction of the Temple

• Josephus ( "Antiquities")

(Under Herod)

• Hananeel
• Aristobulus
• Hananeel reapponted
• Jesus, son of Phabet
• Simon, son of Boethus
• Mattathias, son of Theophilus
• Joseph, son of Ellem
• Joazer, son of Boethus

(Under Archeiaus)

• Eleazar, son of Boethus
• Jesus, son of Sie
• Joazar reappointed

(Under Quirinius)

• Ananus, son of Seth

(Under Valorius Gratus)

• Ismael, son of Phabi
• Eleazar, son of Ananus
• Simon son of Caithus
• Joseph (called "Caiaphas")

(Under Vitellius)

• Jonathan, son of Ananus
• Theophilus, son ananus

(Under Agrippa)

• Simon, or Cantheras, son of Boethus
• Mattathias, son of Ananus
• Elioneius, son of Catheras

(Under Herod of Chalcis)

• Joseph, son of Cainus
• (Perhaps Ishmael should be placed here)
• Ananias, son of Nebedeus
• Jonathan restored

(Under Agrippa ll)

• Ishmael, son of Fabi
• Joseph Cabi, son of Simon
• Ananus, son of Ananus
• Jesus, son of Damneus
• Jesus, son of Gamaliel - instant which a priest betrothed to a widow before his elevation was permitted to marry her afterward.
• Mattathias, son of Theophilus
• Phinehas, son of Samuel, appointed by the people during the war.

Josephus enumerates only fifty-two pontificates under the Second Temple, omitting the second appintmens of Hyrcanus ll, Hananeel, and Joazar