Mattathias ben Theophilus
1st-century CE high priest of Israel
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Mattathias ben Theophilus (Hebrew: מתתיהו בן תאופילוס; died c. 66 CE) was the Jewish High Priest (Kohen Gadol) [1] at the start of the Jewish Revolution, and was overthrown by Revolutionary forces.
Mattathias ben Theophilus | |
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| מתתיהו בן תאופילוס | |
| Born | |
| Died | c. 66 CE Jerusalem, Judea |
| Office | High Priest of Israel |
| Term | c. 65 – 66 |
| Predecessor | Joshua ben Gamla |
| Successor | Phannias ben Samuel |
| Parent | Theophilus |
