Simon ben Camithus

Simon ben Camithus was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel.[1][2]

He was High Priest of Israel from 17AD to 18AD.[3] Very little is known of him, however he was often ridiculed in the Talmud[4] and according to Josephus was succeeded as High Priest by Joseph Caiaphas.[5][6]

References

  1. James C. VanderKam. From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priest after the Exile (Fortress, 2004).
  2. Robert Killian The Holy Bible "Chronicle" of Sequential Biblical Events (AuthorHouse, 2012).
  3. High Priests of the Second Temple Period.
  4. Yoma 47
  5. Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.
  6. N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).
Jewish titles
Preceded by
Eleazar ben Ananus
High Priest of Israel
17AD-18AD
Succeeded by
Joseph Caiaphas


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