Onias I
High Priest, Religious Leader
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Who is Onias I?
Onias I was the son of the Jaddua mentioned in Nehemiah. According to Josephus, this Jaddua is said to have been a contemporary of Alexander the Great. I Maccabees regards Onias as a contemporary of the Spartan king Areus I. The Simon the Just extolled in the Wisdom of Sirach and in legend was probably the son of Onias I or, according to some, of the latter's grandson Onias II.
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