Simon, son of Boethus from
Alexandria, was made a high priest about 25 BCE by
Herod the Great, in order that his
marriage with Boethus's daughter, Mariamne, might not be regarded as a mésalliance, a marriage with a person thought to be unsuitable or of a lower social position.[1]
Joazar, son of Boethus (4 BCE and before 6 CE), unpopular and an advocate of compliance with the
Census of Quirinius[2]
The hatred of the Pharisees toward this high-priestly family is shown by the words of the
tannaAbba Saul ben Batnit, who lived about the year 40 CE at
Jerusalem.[7] "The house of Boethus" heads the list of the wicked and sinful priestly families enumerated by Abba.