List of high priests of Israel
This page gives one list (partly traditional) of the High Priests of Israel up to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Because of gaps in the historical record, this list is naturally incomplete and there may be gaps.
High Priests of Israel
- Aaron (1015–984 BC)
- Eleazar I (984–964 BC)
- Phineas (964–941 BC)
- Abishua (941–919 BC)
- Bukkhi (919–891 BC)
- Uzzi (891–851 BC)
- Eli (851–835 BC)
- Ahitub (835–801 BC)
- Ahiah (801–779)
- Ahimelech (779–754)
- Abiathar (754–731)
- Zadok (731–721 BC)
- Ahimaaz (721–702 BC)
- Azariah I (702–681 BC)
- Joash (681–676 BC)
- Jehoiarib (676–659 BC)
- Jehosaphat Axiomar (659–632 BC)
- Jehoiada (632–607 BC)
- Phediah (607–597 BC)
- Zedekiah (597–587 BC)
- Azariah II (587–561 BC)
- Jotham (561–540 BC)
- Uriah (540–521 BC)
- Azariah III (521–494 BC)
- Hoshaiah (494–480 BC)
- Shallum (480–457 BC)
- Hilkiah (457–439 BC)
- Seriah (439–391 BC)
- Jehozadek (391–371 BC)
- Joshua (371–349 BC)
- Joiakim (349–341 BC)
- Eliashib (341–326 BC)
- Joiada (326–303 BC)
- Johanan (303–291 BC)
- Jaddua (291–281 BC)
- Onias I (281–267 BC)
- Simon I the Just (267–250 BC)
- Eleazar II (250–237 BC)
- Menasseh (237–208 BC)
- Onias II (208–196 BC)
- Simon II (196–185 BC)
- Onias III (185–175 BC)
- Jason (175–172 BC)
- Menelaus (172–162 BC)
- Alcimus (162–153 BC)
- Jonathan Maccabaeus (153–143 BC)
- Simon (142–134 BC)
- John Hyrcanus I (134–104 BC)
- Aristobulus I (104–103 BC)
- Alexander Jannaeus (103–76 BC)
- John Hyrcanus II (76–66 BC)
- Aristobulus II (66–63 BC)
- John Hyrcanus II (restored) (63–40 BC)
- Antigonus (40–37 BC)
- Ananelus (37–36 BC)
- Aristobulus III (36 BC)
- Ananelus (restored) (36–30 BC)
- Joshua ben Fabus (30–23 BC)
- Simon ben Boethus (23–4 BC)
- Mattathias ben Theophilus I (23–4 BC)
- Joazar ben Boethus (4 BC)
- Eleazar ben Boethus (4–3 BC)
- Joshua ben Sie (3 BC–6 AD)
- Ananus ben Seth (6–15)
- Ishmael ben Fabus (15–16)
- Eleazar ben Ananus (16–17)
- Simon ben Camithus (17–18)
- Yehosef bar Qayyafa (a.k.a. Caiaphas) (18–36)
- Jonathan ben Ananus (36–37)
- Theophilus ben Ananus (37–41)
- Simon Cantatheras ben Boethus (41–43)
- Matthias ben Ananus (43)
- Aljoneus (43–44)
- Jonathan ben Ananus (restored) (44)
- Josephus ben Camydus (44–54)
- Ananias ben Nebedeus (44–54)
- Jonathan (54–58)
- Ishmael ben Fabus (restored?)
- Joseph Cabi ben Simon
- Ananus ben Artanus (63)
- Joshua ben Damneus (63)
- Joshua ben Gamaliel (63–64)
- Mattathias ben Theophilus II (65–67)
- Phannias ben Samuel (67–70)
References
- Bruce R. Gordon (2005). Regnal Chronologies. Retrieved November 29, 2005.