Simon ben Camithus () was a 1st-century High Priest of Israel,James C. VanderKam. From Joshua to Caiaphas: High Priest after the Exile (Fortress, 2004).Robert Killian The Holy Bible "Chronicle" of Sequential Biblical Events (AuthorHouse, 2012). who was given the office by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus and held the office from 17AD to 18AD.High Priests of the Second Temple Period. 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,Yoma 47a and according to Josephus was succeeded as High Priest by Joseph Caiaphas.Josephus, Antiquities 18.2.2.N. L. Kuehl, 1997 A Book of Evidence (Chapter Four).
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