[Avodah] high priests

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

from wikipedia

The high priests belonged to the Jewish priestly
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen> families that trace their paternal
line back to Aaron <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron>, the first high
priest of Israel and elder brother of Moses
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses>, through Zadok
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadok>, a leading priest at the time of David
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David> andSolomon
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon>. This tradition came to an end in
the 2nd century BCE during the rule of the Hasmoneans
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean_dynasty>.[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Priest_of_Israel#cite_note-2>

The Jewish Encylopedia
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/7689-high-priest
towards the end has a list of all the high priests. In the second Temple
era it is mainly based on Josephus. Note that the only Yochanan in the
entire list is John Hyrcanus (son of Simin Maccabbee)

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Eli Turkel
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