ONIAS — ONIAS, the name of four high priests of the Second Temple period (corresponding to the Hebrew חוֹנְיוֹ). ONIAS I lived at the end of the fourth century B.C.E. I Maccabees 12:20–23 relates that Areios, king of Sparta, sent a letter to the high… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMEON THE JUST — SIMEON THE JUST, high priest in the time of Alexander the Great who was surnamed the Just both because of his piety toward God and his benevolence to his countrymen (see also Jos., Ant. 12:157). According to Josephus (Ant. 12:43), he is identical … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simeon the Just — (Hebrew: שמעון הצדיק) (or Shimon HaTzaddik or Shimon the Pious or Simeon the Righteous) was the Jewish High Priest during the time of the Second Temple. He is also known for some of his views which are recorded in the Mishnah, (making him a Tanna … Wikipedia
PRIESTS AND PRIESTHOOD — Definition of Priesthood The priests are the principal functionaries in divine services, their special task being to engage in cultic ceremonies which they conducted mainly in the Temple. In general the priests post is authorized by hereditary… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of High Priests of Israel — This page gives one list (partly traditional) of the High Priests of Ancient Israel up to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Because of a lack a historic data, this list is incomplete and there may be gaps.Line of the High Priests of… … Wikipedia
TEMPLE — The article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple history structure the ground plan of the temple the detailed plan of the temple general description the porch THE MAIN ROOM (HEKHAL) OR HOLY PLACE … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Simon the Just — (fl. ?4th 2nd cent BCE) High priest. According to Josephus, he is identifiable with Simeon I, the son of Onias I (4th 3rd cent. BCE). However, the Talmud identifies him as the father of Onias, who built a temple at Leontopolis in Egypt;… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
MENELAUS — (d. c. 162 B.C.E.), high priest in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes. Menelaus was the brother of Simeon and Lysimachus, both mentioned in II Maccabees. According to II Maccabees 3:4, Simeon and Menelaus belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) — Ecclesiasticus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiasticus (Abbrev. Ecclus.; also known as the Book of Sirach.) The longest of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible, and the last of the Sapiential writings in the Vulgate of the Old … Catholic encyclopedia
