Onias III
High Priest during the Second Temple period / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Onias III (Hebrew: חוֹנִיּוֹ Ḥōnīyyō), son of Simon II, was Jewish High Priest during the Second Temple period. He is described in scriptures as a pious man who opposed the Hellenization of Judea.[1] He was succeeded by his brother Jason in 175 BCE.