Joash (high priest)

Joash was the fourth High Priest of Solomon's Temple. Josephus wrote that after Azariah his son 'Joram' became the new High Priest.[1] The third name in the High Priest family line of I Chr. 5:30-40 (6:4-15 in other translations) is 'Johanan'.

Israelite religious titles
Preceded by
Azariah
High Priest of Israel Succeeded by
Jehoiarib

Footnotes and references

  1. Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153. "Vol IX and X: at the Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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