He was, in fact, the father - in - law of Israel’s high priest, Caiaphas, and he himself had served as high priest from about 6 or 7 C.E. until about 15 C.E., when he was removed from office by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus.
Ta oli Iisraeli ülempreestri Kaifase äi ning oli ka ise olnud ülempreester tõenäoliselt aastast 6 või 7 kuni aastani 15 m.a.j, mil maavalitseja Valerius Gratus ta ametist tagandas.