person · P0017
Shimon ben Shatach שמעון בן שטח
Of the third zug, with Yehudah ben Tabbai; brother of Queen Shlomtzion (Salome Alexandra), under whose reign the Pharisaic sages returned to power. Remembered for restoring Torah learning, instituting the ketubah's protections, and establishing schooling for children.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- שמעון בן שטח
- Era
- zugot
- Received the mesorah from
- Yehoshua ben Perachiah, Nittai HaArbeli
- Transmitted the mesorah to
- Shemaiah, Avtalyon
- Colleagues
- Yehudah ben Tabbai, Choni HaMe'agel
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3620–3710 AM
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈90 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| With Yehudah ben Tabbai, formed the third zug; taught "examine the witnesses thoroughly, and be careful with your words, lest through them they learn to lie." | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| Enacted that a husband's property is pledged for the ketubah, and instituted that children attend school. | rabbinic | ★★★★☆ |
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| Traditional placement c. 3620–3710 AM, contemporary of Alexander Yannai and Queen Shlomtzion.
The Hasmonean-era setting is corroborated externally via the reign of Salome Alexandra (76–67 BCE academic); exact lifespan schematic.
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tradition reconstruction external | ★★★☆☆ |