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Sanhedrin at Beit Shearim בית דין של בית שערים
The seat of the Sanhedrin under Rebbi (Yehudah HaNasi) after its stations at Usha and Shefaram, listed in Rosh Hashanah 31a–b among the ten exiles of the court. The Talmud directs a litigant seeking Rebbi's court "after Rebbi to Beit Shearim." From here the court moved on to Tzippori and finally Teveria.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- בית דין של בית שערים
- Also known as
- Beit Shearim, Court of Rebbi at Beit Shearim
- Era
- tannaim
- Received the mesorah from
- Academy of Usha
- Transmitted the mesorah to
- Sanhedrin at Tzippori
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3930–3965 AM
- Academic
- c. 170–205 CE
- Duration
- ≈35 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beit Shearim is listed among the stations of the Sanhedrin's ten exiles: from Usha to Shefaram, from Shefaram to Beit Shearim, from Beit Shearim to Tzippori, and from Tzippori to Teveria. | rabbinic | ★★★★☆ | |
| "After Rebbi to Beit Shearim" — the Talmud's directive for one seeking to follow Rebbi's court to its seat. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| Traditional placement c. 3930–3965 AM (c. 170–205 CE), anchored to Rebbi's tenure between the court's station at Shefaram and its move to Tzippori.
Schematic traditional dating. |
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |