Joshua (High Priest)
−538 – −516
Hebrew years: 3390–3412 (ג׳ש״צ–ג׳תי״ב)
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Joshua son of Jehozadak was the High Priest during the early Second Temple period, after the Jews returned from the Babylonian exile. He worked alongside Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, to rebuild the altar and restore Jewish worship in Jerusalem.
He is mentioned in the books of Haggai and Zechariah, where the prophets encourage him and Zerubbabel to complete the rebuilding of the Temple. Joshua represents the restoration of the priesthood after the destruction of the First Temple and the beginning of renewed Jewish religious life in Jerusalem.
- Hebrew years
- 3390–3412 (ג׳ש״צ–ג׳תי״ב)
- Place
- Jerusalem
- Category
- High Priests
- Part of
- Persian Period
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- Zechariah 3 · Hebrew and English on Sefaria
At the same time
Book of Daniel (Exile)−605 – −503
Governor Zerubbabel−538 – −510
Prophet Haggai (Return Era)−520 – −515
Prophet Zechariah (Return Era)−520 – −480
