Kenesset HaGedolah

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rabbinical assembly
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Great_Assembly
gptkbp:function leadership of Jewish people after Babylonian exile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kenesset HaGedolah
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Mishnah
gptkb:Talmud
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Ezra_the_Scribe
gptkb:Nehemiah
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 120
gptkbp:period late 5th century BCE to early 4th century BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:role canonized parts of the Hebrew Bible
codified Jewish law
established prayers and blessings
gptkbp:significance precursor to later Sanhedrin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rabbi_Chaim_Benveniste
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6