Ananelus (as High Priest)

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Ananelus was a Jewish high priest of the late Second Temple period, appointed under Herod the Great and remembered chiefly for the political and dynastic struggles surrounding his tenure.

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Ananelus (as High Priest) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish high priest
historical figure
religious leader
activeDuring reign of Herod the Great
appointedBy Herod the Great NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hasmonean dynasty NERFINISHED
Herod the Great NERFINISHED
Herodian dynasty NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext Second Temple Judaism NERFINISHED
conflict struggles over control of the high priesthood
countryOfCitizenship Judea NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
governedBy Herodian dynasty NERFINISHED
languageOfContext Aramaic
Greek NERFINISHED
Hebrew
mentionedIn writings of Flavius Josephus
notableFor involvement in dynastic struggles surrounding the Hasmonean and Herodian houses
involvement in political struggles over the high priesthood
tenure as High Priest under Herod the Great
officeLocation Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED
politicalContext Roman client kingdom of Herod in Judea NERFINISHED
positionHeld High Priest of the Jerusalem Temple
High Priest of the Jews NERFINISHED
region Judea NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
roleIn history of the Second Temple high priesthood
source Antiquities of the Jews NERFINISHED
sphereOfActivity Jewish religious leadership
Temple cult in Jerusalem
timePeriod late Second Temple period

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Aristobulus III of Judea successor Ananelus (as High Priest)
Aristobulus III of Judea predecessor Ananelus (as High Priest)