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April 13, 2025
Source: The Antiquities of the Jews
Source: The Wars of the Jews
This list begins with Ananelus, who was appointed as high priest by Herod the Great, who was the first Rome-appointed Edomite puppet king. There were seven King Herods in all.
01. Ananelus *
02. Aristobulus
03. Jesus, the son of Fabus
04. Simon, the son of Boethus
05. Matthias, the son of Theophilus
06. Joazer, the son of Boethus
07. Eleazer, the son of Boethus
08. Jesus, the son of Sie
09. Annas [or Ananus] the son of Seth **
10. Ishmael, the son of Fabus
11. Eleazar, the son of Ananus
12. Simon, the son of Camithus
13. Josephus Caiaphas, the son-in-law to Ananus ***
14. Jonathan, the son of Ananus
15. Theophilus, his brother, and son of Ananus
16. Simon, the son of Boethus
17. Matthias, the brother of Jonathan, and son of Ananus
18. Aljoneus
19. Josephus, the son of Camydus
20. Ananias, the son of Nebedeus ****
21. Jonathan *****
22. Ishmael, the son of Fabi
23. Joseph Cabi, the son of Simon
24. Ananus, the son of Ananus
25. Jesus, the son of Damneus
26. Jesus, the son of Gamaliel
27. Matthias, the son of Theophilus
28. Phannias, the son of Samuel
* Appointed by Herod the Great.
** Luke 3:2, John 18:13 and 24, Acts 4:6.
*** Matthew 26:3 and 57, Luke 3:2, John 11:49, John 18:13-14, 24, 28, Acts 4:6.
**** Acts 23:2, 24:1, slain by Sicarii in 66 AD.
***** Slain by Sicarii, prompted by Governor Felix's hatred towards him.
"Antiquities of the Jews" Book 20 Chapter 8:
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"Felix also bore an ill-will to Jonathan, the high priest, because he frequently gave him admonitions about governing the Jewish affairs better than he did, lest he should himself have complaints made of him by the multitude, since he it was who had desired Caesar to send him as procurator of Judea. So Felix contrived a method whereby he might get rid of him, now he was become so continually troublesome to him; for such continual admonitions are grievous to those who are disposed to act unjustly. Wherefore Felix persuaded one of Jonathan's most faithful friends, a citizen of Jerusalem, whose name was Doras, to bring the robbers upon Jonathan, in order to kill him; and this he did by promising to give him a great deal of money for so doing. Doras complied with the proposal, and contrived matters so, that the robbers might murder him after the following manner: Certain of those robbers went up to the city, as if they were going to worship God, while they had daggers under their garments, and, by thus mingling themselves among the multitude, they slew Jonathan, and as this murder was never avenged, the robbers went up with the greatest security at the festivals after this time, and having weapons concealed in like manner as before, and mingling themselves among the multitude, they slew certain of their own enemies, and were subservient to other men for money, and slew others, not only in remote parts of the city, but in the temple itself also; for they had the boldness to murder men there, without thinking of the impiety of which they were guilty. And this seems to me to have been the reasons why God, out of his hatred of these men's wickedness, rejected our city, and as for the temple, he no longer esteemed it sufficiently pure for him to inhabit therein, but brought the Romans upon us, and threw a fire upon the city to purge it, and brought upon us, our wives and children, slavery, as desirous to make us wiser by our calamities."
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