Onias III

Onias III from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicles (1493)

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.

  1. ^ II Macc. iii.-iv.