Hillel II
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Hillel II was a 4th-century Jewish leader best known for instituting the fixed Hebrew calendar that is still in use today.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hillel II canonical | 4 |
| Hillel II (according to some traditions, grandson rather than son) | 1 |
| Rabban Hillel II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9310659 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hillel II Context triple: [Nasi (prince) of Israel, positionHeldBy, Hillel II]
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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.
Rabban Gamaliel II
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hillel II Target entity description: Hillel II was a 4th-century Jewish leader best known for instituting the fixed Hebrew calendar that is still in use today.
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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.
Rabban Gamaliel II
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious leader
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Nasi ⓘ Talmudic-era sage ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | circa 4th century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sanhedrin of Tiberias
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linked to:
Sanhedrin
rabbinic leadership in Eretz Yisrael ⓘ |
| calendarFeatureIntroduced |
fixed cycle of leap years
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rules for determining Jewish festivals ⓘ rules for determining Rosh Hashanah ⓘ |
| calendarImpact |
enabling diaspora communities to share a common calendar
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standardization of Jewish festival dates ⓘ |
| calendarPurpose |
to preserve uniform observance of holidays without reliance on eyewitness moon testimony
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to protect Jewish practice under changing political conditions ⓘ |
| calendarReform | fixed Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Land of Israel
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linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
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| dynasty |
Patriarchate of Hillel
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linked to:
House of Hillel
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| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
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linked to:
Jews
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| historicalContext |
Christianization of the Roman Empire
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late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
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| knownFor |
instituting the fixed Hebrew calendar
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leadership of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in the history of the Hebrew calendar
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contributed to continuity of Jewish religious life across the diaspora ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Hillel ⓘ |
| name | Hillel II ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishment of a permanent calendar calculation ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Tiberias ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nasi of the Sanhedrin ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Jewish law
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Jewish liturgical practice ⓘ rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| successorCalendarUsage | Hebrew calendar still in use in contemporary Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hillel II Description of subject: Hillel II was a 4th-century Jewish leader best known for instituting the fixed Hebrew calendar that is still in use today.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shimon ben Gamliel II
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child
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Hillel II (according to some traditions, grandson rather than son)
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linked to: Hillel II
linked to: Hillel II