Annas was the high priest of the Jews during Jesus' time.
Luke 3:2while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
He interrogated Jesus after He was arrested.
John 18:13They brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.John 18:14Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.
Later, during the time of Acts, he arrested and interrogated the disciples.