First - century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, in his work The Life, claimed that his ancestors were priests and that on his mother’s side, he was “of royal blood. ”
Sejarawan Yahudi abad pertama Flavius Yosefus dalam karyanya The Life, menyatakan bahwa leluhurnya adalah para imam dan ia memiliki ” darah bangsawan ” dari pihak ibunya.