Joash (High Priest)
Joash (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš, "Yah is strong") was the fourth High Priest of Solomon's Temple. Josephus wrote that after Azariah his son 'Joram' became the new High Priest.[1] The third name in the High Priest family line of 1 Chr. 5:30–40 (6:4-15 in other translations) is 'Johanan'.
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Preceded by Azariah (According to the Seder 'Olam Zutta) |
High Priest of Israel | Succeeded by Jehoiarib (According to the Seder 'Olam Zutta) |
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Priesthood in Judaism |
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Kohen · Recognition of priestly descent Priestly covenant |
Footnotes and references
- Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153. "Vol IX and X: at the Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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