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Caiaphas
 
 
(Joseph Caiaphas) (k´yfs) (KEY) , Jewish high priest, a Sadducee, son-in-law of Annas. According to the Gospels, he presided at the council that condemned Jesus to death. Later, he joined in the examination of Peter and John. Mat. 26.57–68; John 11.47–54; 18.24; Acts 4.6.
 
 
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