Simon son of Boethus (also known as Simon son of Boëthus, Simeon ben Boethus or Shimon ben Boethus) () was a Jewish High priest (ca. 23 – 4 BCE) in the 1st century BCE and father-in-law of

Herod the Great Herod I (; ; grc-gre, ; c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE), also known as Herod the Great, was a History of the Jews in the Roman Empire, Roman Jewish client state, client king of Judea, referred to as the Herodian Kingdom of Judea, Herodian kingdom. He ...

. According to

Josephus Flavius Josephus (; grc-gre, Ἰώσηπος, ; 37 – 100) was a first-century Romano-Jewish historian and military leader, best known for '' The Jewish War'', who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly d ...

, he was also known by the name Cantheras (). His family is believed to have been connected to the school of the

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s, and a family whose origins are from

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. He succeeded Jesus, son of Fabus and was removed by Herod when his daughter, Mariamne II was implicated in the plot of

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against her husband in 4 BCE. As a result, Herod divorced her and removed her father (Simon Boethus) as high priest.Josephus, ''Antiquities of the Jews''
Book XVII
Chapter 4:2 Simon's grandson Herod II was removed from the line of succession in Herod's last will.

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{{Judaism-bio-stub 1st-century BCE High Priests of Israel

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