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Johanan , son of Joiada (410-371 BCE), lived during the reign of Artaxerxes II . His brother Jesus, son of Joiada, was promised by Bagoses, general of Artaxerxes, the high priesthood . Jesus got in a quarrel with Johanan in the temple and Johanan killed him. This was a terrible act to be committed by a priest in the temple. Bagoses knew that Johanan had slain Jesus in the temple saying to him "Have you had the impudence to perpetrate murder in the temple." Johanan was forbidden to enter the temple, but he entered anyway saying "Am not I purer than he that was slain in the temple?" Bagoses had not seen such a savage crime and responded by commanding the Persians to destroy the temple and impose a tribute on the Jews. The rest of his tenure as high priest remains a mystery. His son Jaddua eventually took over the position when Johanan died, as briefly mentioned by Josephus . There is dispute over the his actual name. Neh 12:11 lists him as Jonathan, while 12:22 mentions Joiada's successor as Johanan. Josephus also lists him as Johanan (John) . Part of the confusion is that names, in the original Hebrew , appear identical. Another piece of extrabiblical evidence is found in the Elephantine papyri , which also mentions Johanan as the high priest during this time period. There is yet to be extrabiblical proof that a man named Jonathan ever served as high priest. This has led many to believe that the biblical text has a copy mistake or translation error .1
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Johanan ( Hebrew Yôḥānān ), son of Joiada , was the fifth high priest after the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem by the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian captivity .His reign is estimated to have been from c. 410–371 BCE; he was succeeded by his son Jaddua .The Bible gives no details about his life.Johanan lived during the reigns of king Darius II of Persia and his son Artaxerxes II , whose empire included Judah as a province.
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Johanan ( Hebrew Yôḥānān ), son of Joiada , was the fifth high priest after the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem by the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian captivity . His reign is estimated to have been from c. 410–371 BCE; he was succeeded by his son Jaddua . The Bible gives no details about his life. Johanan lived during the reigns of king Darius II of Persia (423 BC - 405 or 404 BC) and his son Artaxerxes II (404 BC - 358 BC), whose Achaemenid Empire included Judah as a province.
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Johanan ( Hebrew יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān ), son of Joiada , was the fifth high priest after the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem by the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian captivity . His reign is estimated to have been from c. 410–371 BCE; he was succeeded by his son Jaddua . The Bible gives no details about his life. Johanan lived during the reigns of king Darius II of Persia (423 BC – 405 or 404 BC) and his son Artaxerxes II (404 BC – 358 BC), whose Achaemenid Empire included Judah as a province.
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High Priest of Israel (reigned c. 410–371 BCE) Johanan ( Hebrew : יוֹחָנָן , romanized : Yoḥānān ), son of Joiada , was the fifth High Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was rebuilt after the end of the Babylonian captivity . His reign is estimated to have been from c. 410–371 BCE; he was succeeded by his son Jaddua . The Hebrew Bible gives no details about his life.Johanan lived in the province of Yehud Medinata in the Achaemenid Empire during the reigns of emperors Darius II (423–405 or 404 BCE) and his son Artaxerxes II (404–358 BCE).
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fifth high priest after the rebuilding of the temple in jerusalem by the jews who had returned from the babylon
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fifth high priest of the temple in jerusalem after it was rebuilt after the end of the babylonian captivity
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