Joash_(High_Priest)

Joash (High Priest)

Joash (High Priest)

High Priest of Israel

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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  1. [1]
    Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153. "Vol IX and X: at the Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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