Joash (High Priest)

Joash (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ Yō’āš, "Yah is strong") was the fourth High Priest of Solomon's Temple. Josephus wrote that after Azariah his son 'Joram' became the new High Priest.^[1] The third name in the High Priest family line of 1 Chr. 5:30–40 (6:4-15 in other translations) is 'Johanan'.

Patrilineal descent
Abraham Isaac Jacob Levi Kohath Amram Aaron Eleazar Phinehas Abishua Bukki Uzzi Zerahiah Meraioth Amariah Ahitub Zadok Ahimaaz Azariah

Israelite religious titles
Preceded by Azariah (According to the Seder 'Olam Zutta)	High Priest of Israel	Succeeded by Jehoiarib (According to the Seder 'Olam Zutta)

Footnotes and references

^ Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153. "Vol IX and X: at the Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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[1] Antiquities of the Jews 10:151-153. "Vol IX and X: at the Internet Archive". Retrieved 9 December 2015.

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