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Simon, son of Boethus (also known as Simon son of Boëthus, [1] Simeon ben Boethus [2] or Shimon ben Boethus [3]) ( Hebrew: שמעון בן ביתוס) was a Jewish High priest (ca. 23 – 4 BCE) in the 1st century BCE and father-in-law of Herod the Great. [4] According to Josephus, he was also known by the name Cantheras ( Hebrew: קתרוס ).
The Boethusians are believed to have been associated with the members of the high-priestly family of Boethus. The family of Boethus produced the following high priests: Simon, son of Boethus from Alexandria, was made a high priest about 25 BCE by Herod the Great, in order that his marriage with Boethus's daughter, Mariamne, might not be ...
A High-Priestly Family. The prevailing opinion now is that the Boethusians were only a variety of the Sadducees, deriving their name from the priest Boethus. Simon, son of Boethus from Alexandria, or, according to other sources, Boethus himself, was made a high priest about 25 or 24 B.C. by Herod the Great, in order that Boethus' marriage with ...
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Jan 3, 2024 · Simon Boethus, Citizen of Jerusalem, according to Josephus: .Mariamne II was the third wife of Herod the Great.She was the daughter of Simon Boethus the High Priest. Josephus recounts their wedding thus: “ There was one Simon, a citizen of Jerusalem, the son of one Boethus, a citizen of Alexandria, and a priest of great note there; this man had a daughter, who was esteemed the most beautiful ...
Shimon, son of Boethus, was a member of an Egyptian priestly family from Alexandria living in Jerusalem.He was appointed High Priest by Herod the Great. (25/4 BCE) Shimon’s promotion to the high priesthood was not due to his spiritual qualities or leadership skills but to his daughter Mira (Mariamme II).
By: Kaufmann Kohler. Surname of Simon, the son of Boethus, the high priest, according to Josephus "Ant." xix. 6, §§ 2, 4; compare ib. 8, § 1, where Elioneus, son of Cantheras, is mentioned as having also been appointed high priest by King Agrippa (41-44). Abba Saul ben Baṭnit and Abba Jose ben Johanan of Jerusalem, contemporary leaders of ...
accession until a.d. 66. One was the family of Boethus. The post was held by Simon son of Boethus from 23 to 6 b.c. ; by Matthias (a marriage relation) from 6 to 4 b.c.; by Joazar (possibly Simon's son but more probably his brother) in 4 B.C. and again in a.d. 6; by Eleazar, Joazar's brother, in 4 B.C.; by Simon Cantheras (possibly another brother
