c. AD 94

J. AJ 20.226

The Antiquities of the Jews 20.226

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

20.226

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

226Whence it is a custom of our country, that no one should take the high priesthood of God but he who is of the blood of Aaron, while every one that is of another stock, though he were a king, can never obtain that high priesthood.