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Eleazar ben Shammua
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation”. Today it says “rabbi of the 2nd century”.
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Eleazar, see Eleazar ben Pedat . Eleazar ben Shammua or Eleazar I ( Hebrew : אלעזר בן שמוע ) was a rabbi of the 2nd century (4th generation of tannaim ), frequently cited in rabbinic writings as simply Rabbi Eleazar (Bavli) or Rabbi Lazar רִבִּי לָֽעְזָר (Yerushalmi). He was of priestly descent and rich, and acquired great fame as a teacher of traditional law.
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mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation
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rabbi of the 2nd century
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