Ananelus
Ananelus (also known as Hanameel) was a
Jewish High priest
in the 1st century BCE.
Though of priestly descent, he was not a member of the Hasmonean dynasty. The Mishnah (Parah 3:5) identifies him as Hanameel the Egyptian, while Josephus ("Ant." xv. 2, § 4) identifies him as being from Babylon.
He was appointed by
Joshua ben Fabus
.
Ananelus is credited with having prepared the last of seven total "red heifers" (see Numbers 19) which were provided in all the centuries from Ezra's restoration to the final dispersion of the Jews (Parah 3:5).
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Hanameel the Egyptian". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.