Simon ben Camithus

Simon ben Camithus
שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן קִמְחִית
High Priest of Israel
In office 16 AD – 17 AD
Preceded by	Eleazar ben Ananus
Succeeded by	Joseph ben Caiaphas
Religious life
Religion	Second Temple Judaism

Simon ben Camithus (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן קִמְחִית, romanized: Šimʿôn ben qimḥît̲) 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]

References

1. James C. VanderKam. From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priest after the Exile (Fortress, 2004).
2. Robert Killian The Holy Bible "Chronicle" of Sequential Biblical Events (AuthorHouse, 2012).
3. High Priests of the Second Temple Period.
4. Yoma 47a
5. Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.
6. N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).

Jewish titles
Preceded by Eleazar ben Ananus	High Priest of Israel 17AD-18AD	Succeeded by Joseph Caiaphas