Simon ben Camithus

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

He was High Priest of Israel from 24AD to 25AD.[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).
Preceded by
Eleazar ben Ananus		 High Priest of Israel
24AD-25AD 		Succeeded by
Joseph Caiaphas