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Annas in the Bible — Who Was Annas? | fresh.bible

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Former high priest who interrogated Jesus before His trial

verifiedReal Person — History Confirms· Josephus, a Jewish historian, wrote about him as the high priest appointed around AD 6 and as Caiaphas's father-in-law.Wikipediaopen_in_new

Attested by Josephus (Antiquities 18.2.1-2, 20.9.1) as high priest appointed by Quirinius c. AD 6 and father-in-law of Caiaphas

RoleFather-in-law of Caiaphas

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Jewish leader — high priest and still held power even after being deposed by the Romans. Jesus was brought to Annas first before being sent to his son-in-law Caiaphas for trial (John 18:13-24).

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The religious leaders put Jesus on trial at night, looking for any charge that will stick.

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