High-priest

  • 41Jason (high priest) — Jason (Hebrew: Yason, יסון) of the Oniad family, brother to Onias III, was a High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem.Jason became high priest after the accession of Antiochus Epiphanes to the throne of the Seleucid Empire.Fact|date=June 2008In an… …

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  • 42HEZEKIAH, THE HIGH PRIEST — (fourth century B.C.E.), one of the most important Jewish personalities to emigrate to Egypt after Ptolemy I s victory in the battle near Gaza in 311 B.C.E. He is mentioned by Hecataeus of Abdera (Jos., Apion, 1:187–9) under the name Ezekias as a …

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  • 43Mery (High Priest of Amun) — Mery High Priest of Amun Title of Mery from TT95 (From Lepsius Denkmahler) Dynasty 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep II Father Nebpehtire …

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  • 44Maya (High Priest of Amun) — Maya was a High Priest of Amun until at least year 4 of Akhenaten. Redford speculates that Maya is short for Ptahmose and that Ptahmose served from the end of the reign of Amenhotep III until the beginning of the time of Akhenaten.[1] References… …

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  • 45Simon I (High Priest) — Simon I son of Onias I, (310 291 or 300 270 BCE) was High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem. Some identify him as Simeon the Just.Referencescite encyclopedia last =Bacher first = Wilhelm authorlink = coauthors = Schulim Ochser editor =… …

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  • 46Priest — • The minister of Divine worship and sacrifice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Priest     Priest     † …

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  • 47Priest — Priest, n. [OE. prest, preost, AS. pre[ o]st, fr. L. presbyter, Gr. ? elder, older, n., an elder, compar. of ? an old man, the first syllable of which is probably akin to L. pristinus. Cf. {Pristine}, {Presbyter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Christian… …

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  • 48High-priesthood — High priest hood, n. The office, dignity, or position of a high priest. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 49High — High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[ u]gel… …

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  • 50High admiral — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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