Kings, priests, and the books

The High-Priests of the Hebrews

Blackwood’s Comprehensive Aids to the Study of the Bible · Vol. I, p. 39

Begins on Vol. I, p. 39

From the commencement to the subversion of their state and government.

Before Christ	Order	1. Succession, According to Several Portions of the Scriptures	2. Taken from 1 Chr. vi. 3-15	3. From Jos. Ant. Jud., l. x. c. 8, l. xx. c. 10	4. From the Jewish Chronicle, Entitled Seder Olam
1490 1452	1	Aaron consecrated died.	Aaron	Aaron	Aaron.
1433	2	Eleazar consecrated died.	Eleazar	Eleazar	Eleazar.
1414	3	Phinehas consecrated died.	Phinehas	Phinehas	Phinehas.
	4	Abiezer, or Abishua, } During the rule of the Judges.	Abishua	Abiezer	Eli.
	5	Bukki, }	Bukki	Bukki	Ahitub.
	6	Uzzi, }	Uzzi	Uzzi	Abiathar.
1186 1146	7	Eli, of the race of Ishamar, consecrated. died.	Zerahiah	Eli	Zadok.
	8	Ahitub	Meraioth	Ahitub	Ahimaaz, under Rehoboam.
	9	Abiah	Amariah	Ahimelech	Azariah, under Abiah.
1090	10	Ahimelech, or Abiathar murdered by Saul.	Ahitub I.	Abiathar	Jehoachash, under Jehoshaphat.
	11	Abiathar, Ahimelech or Abimelech.	Zadok I.	Zadok	Jehoiarib, under Jehoram.
1045 989	12	Zadok consecrated died.	Ahimaaz	Ahimaaz	Jehoshaphat, under Ahaziah.
	13	Ahimaaz	Azariah	Azariah	Jehoiadah } under Joash
959	14	Azariah, perhaps Amariah of 2 Chron. xix. 11.	Johanan, 1 Chron. vi. 9, 10.	Joram	Phadaiah }
863	15	Johanan, perhaps Jehoiada of 2 Chron. xxiv. 15. died at the age of one hundred and thirty.	Azariah	Issus	Zedekiah, under Amaziah.
825	16	Azariah, perhaps Zechariah, son of Jehoiada. killed.	Amariah	Axioramus	Joel, under Uzziah.
768	17	Amariah, perhaps Azariah, under Uzziah. died.	Ahitub II.	Phideas	Jotham, under Joatham.
	18	Ahitub II. } under Jotham, king of Judah.	Zadok II.	Sudeas	Uriah, und. Ahaz.
	19	Zadok II. }	Shallum	Juelus	Neraiah, under Hezekiah.
734	20	Uriah, under Ahaz	Hilkiah	Jotham	Hosaiah, under Manasseh.
	21	Shallum	Azariah	Uriah	Shallum, under Amon.
711	22	Azariah, under Hezekiah (2 Chr. xxxi. 10).	Seraiah	Neriah	Hilkiah, under Josiah.
	23	Hilkiah, under Hezekiah.	Jehozadak	Odeas	Azariah, under Jehoiakim and Zedekiah.
645	24	Eliakim, or Joakim, under Manasseh, continued to live under Josiah, B.C. 609, and longer.	Joshua	Sallumus	Jehozadak, after the taking of Jerusalem.
	25	Azariah, perhaps Neriah		Hilkiah	Jesus, son of Jozadak, after Captivity.
608 575	26	Seraiah, at commencement of Captivity. put to death.		Seraiah
520	27	Jozadak, during Captivity died.		Jozadak
	28	Joshua, or Jesus, son of Jozadak.		Jesus, or Joshua.

§Succession After the Captivity

Order	The Following Is from Ezra, Nehemiah and Josephus
29	Joachim, under the reign of Xerxes, Jos. Ant., l. ii. 5.
30	Eliashib, Joasib or Chasib, consecrated high-priest during governorship of Nehemiah, B.C. 420.
31	Joiada, or Judas, Neh. xii. 10, B. C. 413.
32	Jonathan, or John, 373.
33	Jaddua, or Jaddus, who received Alexander the Great at Jerusalem in B.C. 341, and died in 321
34	Onias I., B.C. 321; died 301.
35	Simon I., called the Just, 300; died 291.
36	Eleazar, B.C. 291; under this pontiff the Septuagint translation is said to have been made about B.C. 285; died 276.
37	Manasseh, B.C. 276; died 250.
38	Onias II., B.C. 250; died 217.
39	Simon II., B.C. 217; died 195.
40	Onias III., B. C. 195; deposed 175, and died 167.
41	Jesus, or Jason, B. C. 175; deposed 172.
42	Onias IV., otherwise called Menelaus, B. C. 172; died 163.
43 44	Lysimachus, vicegerent of Menelaus, killed B. C. 170.
45	Alcimus, Jacimus or Joachim, B.C. 160.
46	Onias V. did not exercise his office in Jerusalem, but retired into Egypt, where he built the temple Onion, B.C. 157.
47	Judas Maccabæus restored the altar and the sacrifices in 165; died in 153.
48	Jonathan, the Asamonæan, brother of Judas Maccabæus, consecrated 153; died 143.
49	Simon Maccabæus, B.C. 143; died 136.
50	John Hyrcanus, B.C. 136; died 106.
51	Aristobulus, king and pontiff, died 106.
	Alexander Jannæus, king and pontiff, 105.
52	Hyrcanus, from 68 to 42.
53	Aristobulus, brother of Hyrcanus, usurped the high-priesthood, and held it three years and three months, from 69 to 66.
54	Antigonus, his son, also usurped the office and held it from 42 to 37, when he was taken by Socius.
55	Ananeel of Babylon, made high-priest by Herod, B.C. 37; held the office till 36.
56	Aristobulus, the last of the Asamonæans, held the position less than one year, and Ananeel was made high-priest again in 35.
57	Jesus, son of Phabis, deposed B. C. 20.
58	Simon, son of Boethus, 20; deposed 5 B.C.
59	Matthias, son of Theophilus, B.C. 5; meeting with an accident that prevented the discharge of his duties, Ellem was elevated for one day.
60	Joazar, son of Simon, B.C. 4; relieved A.D. 1.
61	Eleazar, brother of Joazar, A. D. 1.
62	Jesus, son of Siah, A.D. 6; Joazar was restored A.D. 7; deposed 13.
63	Ananus, son of Seth, A.D. 13 to 24.
64	Ishmael, son of Phala, in 24.
65	Eleazar, son of Ananus, made in 24.
66	Simon, son of Camithus, made high-priest in 25.
67	Joseph, surnamed Caiaphas, made in 26, and continued till 35.
68	Jonathan, son of Ananus, made in 35, and continued till 37.
69	Theophilus, son of Jonathan, made in 37, and continued till 41.
70	Simon, surnamed Cantharus, and son of Simon Boethus, was made high-priest in 41.
71	Matthias, son of Ananus, made high-priest in 42.
72	Elioneus, made in 44, and continued till 45. Simon, son of Cantharus, was a second time made high-priest A.D. 45, and deposed the same year.
73	Joseph, son of Caneus, was made high-priest in A. D. 45, till 57.
74	Ananias, the son of Nebodeus, was made high-priest in the year of the vulgar era 47, and enjoyed the priesthood till 63.
75	Ismael was ordained high-priest, A.D. 63.
76	Joseph, surnamed Cabei, in 63.
77	Ananus, the son of Ananus, in 63.
78	Jesus, the son of Ananus, in 64.
79	Jesus, the son of Gamaliel, in 64.
80	Matthias, the son of Theophilus, was made high-priest in A.D. 70.
81	Phannias, the son of Samuel, was made high-priest in 70, the year Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed, and a final period was put to the Jewish priesthood.