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Jesus B. Phabi
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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High priest (c. 30 B.C.). He was deposed by Herod the Great, his office being given to Simon, the son of Boethus, the king's father-in-law (Josephus, "Ant." 15:9, § 3). Jesus'father's name in this passage of Josephus (ed. Niese) has the form Φοαβι; the same name was borne by the high priests Ishmael b. Phabi I. (c. 15 C.E.) and II. (c. 60 C.E.), and is found in rabbinical works (also 
).
The name is probably Egyptian (see Parthey, "Aegyptische Personennamen," s. ΦαβιÏ); hence the many variants in Greek as well as in Hebrew texts. It follows from this that Jesus b. Phabi was a native of Egypt, like his predecessor Hananeel (Parah 3:5) and his successor Simon, who was of the family of the Boethusians.
Bibliography:
- Grätz, Gesch. 4th ed., 3:223;
- Schürer, Gesch. 3d ed., 2:216;
- Krauss, Lehnwörter, 2:419;
- Wilcken, Griechische Ostraka aus Aegypten und Nubien, Index, s. Φαμīν and ΦαΦιÏ, Leipsic and Berlin, 1899.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Jesus B. Phabi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/j/jesus-b-phabi.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Jesus B. Phabi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/j/jesus-b-phabi.html. 1901.
