Simon son of Boethus
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Simon son of Boethus
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Simon, son of Boethus was a Jewish High priest in the 1st century BCE and father-in-law of Herod the Great. According to Josephus, he was also known by the name Cantheras. His family is believed to have been connected to the school of the Boethusians, and a family whose origins are from Alexandria in Egypt. He succeeded Jesus, son of Fabus and was removed by Herod when his daughter, Mariamne II was implicated in the plot of Antipater against her husband in 4 BCE. As a result, Herod divorced her
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Jewish high priest (r. c. 23 BCE - 4 BCE)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_son_of_Boethus
date created:
2012-12-17T02:37:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:23:13Z
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