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Post-exilic high priest

Jeshua (Joshua) the High Priest

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Life

High priest who returned with Zerubbabel; subject of Zechariah's vision in which the Angel of the LORD cleanses him with new garments — a sign-prophecy of Messiah the Branch.

Key Facts

  • Re-clothed in clean priestly garments
  • Crowned in Zech 6 as a sign of Messiah

Why this matters

Cleansed priesthood points to the coming Branch.