person · P0486
Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar רבי שמעון בן אלעזר
Tanna of the fifth generation, the constant transmitter of Rabbi Meir in baraitot: רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר משום רבי מאיר. Classical biography counts him Rabbi Meir's student; the recurring formula is transmission in his name, and no verified source states the reception expressly, so he carries no reception edge here.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי שמעון בן אלעזר
- Era
- tannaim
- Generation
- T5
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 3910–3970 AM
- Academic
- late 2nd century CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈65 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The formula רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אומר משום רבי מאיר recurs across the corpus — 12 mined chain occurrences quoting Rabbi Meir.
In-the-name-of transmission; classical biography treats him as Rabbi Meir's student, but the sources here state transmission, not reception — hence no edge.
|
rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| A baraita cites him telling of "a woman who married a chaver and would bind tefillin on his arm, then married a tax collector and would tie tax seals on his arm" — a taste of his narrative material in Rabbi Meir's name. | rabbinic | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to Rabbi Meir's generation and the one after.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
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reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |