Rabban Gamaliel II
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Rabban Gamaliel II was a leading early rabbinic sage and patriarch at Yavneh who helped reshape Jewish law and communal life after the destruction of the Second Temple.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabban Gamaliel II canonical | 7 |
| Rabban Gamliel II | 3 |
| Gamaliel II | 1 |
| Rabban Gamliel II (as Nasi of the Sanhedrin) | 1 |
| Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh | 1 |
| Rabban Gamliel the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3743018 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Rabban Gamaliel II Context triple: [Tannaitic period, notableFigure, Rabban Gamaliel II]
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Shimon ben Gamliel II
Shimon ben Gamliel II was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish sage and Nasi (patriarch) of the Sanhedrin who helped lead and reorganize Jewish life in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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B.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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C.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
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D.
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai was a foundational early rabbinic sage who helped preserve Judaism after the destruction of the Second Temple and is traditionally credited with establishing the center of Jewish learning at Yavne.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabban Gamaliel II Target entity description: Rabban Gamaliel II was a leading early rabbinic sage and patriarch at Yavneh who helped reshape Jewish law and communal life after the destruction of the Second Temple.
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A.
Shimon ben Gamliel II
Shimon ben Gamliel II was a prominent 2nd-century CE Jewish sage and Nasi (patriarch) of the Sanhedrin who helped lead and reorganize Jewish life in the aftermath of the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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B.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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C.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
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D.
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai
Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai was a foundational early rabbinic sage who helped preserve Judaism after the destruction of the Second Temple and is traditionally credited with establishing the center of Jewish learning at Yavne.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious leader
ⓘ
Nasi of the Sanhedrin ⓘ Patriarch of Yavneh ⓘ Tannaitic sage ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 2nd century CE
ⓘ
late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sanhedrin at Yavneh
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Yavneh
Sanhedrin at Yavneh ⓘ Yavneh academy ⓘ |
| basedIn | Yavneh ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kfar Uqtzin (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| childOf | Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| descendantOf |
Hillel the Elder
ⓘ
King David ⓘ
surface form:
King David (traditional claim)
|
| era | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish communal organization ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| follows | Hillel the Elder ⓘ |
| givenName | Gamaliel ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Rabbeinu
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabban
|
| knownForDecision |
affirming the authority of the Nasi over calendar decisions
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fixing the Jewish calendar by testimony of witnesses to the new moon ⓘ instituting certain liturgical regulations at Yavneh ⓘ involvement in the formulation of the Birkat haMinim blessing ⓘ regulating the Amidah prayer ⓘ requiring daily recitation of the Amidah ⓘ standardizing the wording of some blessings ⓘ |
| knownForEvent |
public dispute with Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah about the calendar
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reinstated as Nasi with limited powers alongside Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah ⓘ temporarily deposed from the Nasi position ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
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Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Hillel ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud Bavli ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing post-Temple norms of Jewish law and practice
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helping to shape early rabbinic Judaism ⓘ leading the rabbinic academy at Yavneh ⓘ reorganizing Jewish communal life after the destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ strengthening the authority of the Nasi ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nasi of the Sanhedrin at Yavneh
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Patriarch of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| region |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Rabbi Eleazar ben Azariah
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Akiva
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Tarfon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabban Gamaliel II Description of subject: Rabban Gamaliel II was a leading early rabbinic sage and patriarch at Yavneh who helped reshape Jewish law and communal life after the destruction of the Second Temple.
Referenced by (14)
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