Simon ben Camithus was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel,[1][2] who was given the office by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus and held the office from 17AD to 18AD.[3]
Very little is known of him, however he is briefly mentioned in the Talmud as one of the seven sons of Kimchit to serve as high priest,[4] and according to Josephus was succeeded as High Priest by Joseph Caiaphas.[5][6]
^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 47a
^Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.
^N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).
SimonbenCamithus was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel, who was given the office by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus and held the office from 17AD...
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claims that it stood 410 years. Ben Halpetha (1971), [Seder Olam, chapter 28], p. 93 Josephus, Against Apion 1:21 Ben Halpetha (1971), [Seder Olam, chapter...
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