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
- ^ James C. VanderKam. From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priest after the Exile (Fortress, 2004).
- ^ Robert Killian The Holy Bible "Chronicle" of Sequential Biblical Events (AuthorHouse, 2012).
- ^ High Priests of the Second Temple Period.
- ^ Yoma 47
- ^ Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.
- ^ N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).
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