Joshua ben Gamla
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Joshua ben Gamla
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Joshua ben Gamla, also called Jesus the son of Gamala, was a Jewish high priest in about 64-65 CE. He was killed during the First Jewish–Roman War. While the Talmud refers to Joshua ben Gamla, the earlier Greek works of Josephus Flavius call him Γαμάλα μὲν υἱὸς Ἰησοῦς a semitism for: The son of Gamala, Jesus. Joshua married the rich widow Martha of the high-priestly family Boethus and was appointed High Priest by Herod Agrippa II. According to Talmudic sources, Martha bribed a "King Jannai" into
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1st century CE Jewish High Priest
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_ben_Gamla
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2006-04-18T09:26:55Z
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2024-08-30T21:23:43Z
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