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Alleged tomb of Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh.1Mamluk tomb was only known as the Mausoleum of Abu Huraira Another view of the tomb in Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel, ) was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as Nasi after the fall of the second temple, which occurred in 70 CE.2Gamliel was appointed nasi approximately 10 years later.3 Gamaliel II was the son of Shimon ben Gamaliel , one of Jerusalem 's foremost men in the war against the Romans , and grandson of Gamaliel I . To distinguish him from the latter he is also called Gamliel of Yavne (or Gamaliel of Yavneh (YAH-v-neh) ).4
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Alleged site of the grave of Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh with a medieval Mamluk tomb on top of it. Until 1948, this 1293 tomb was only known as the Mausoleum of Abu Huraira Another view of the tomb in Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel ; ) was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as Nasi after the fall of the second temple, which occurred in 70 CE. Gamliel was appointed nasi approximately 10 years later. Gamaliel II was the son of Shimon ben Gamaliel , one of Jerusalem 's foremost men in the war against the Romans , and grandson of Gamaliel I . To distinguish him from the latter he is also called Gamliel of Yavne .
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Alleged site of the grave of Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh known as the Mausoleum of Abu Huraira . A Hebrew travel guide dated between 1266 and 1291 mentioned a tomb of Rabbi Gammliel in Yavne that is used as a Muslim prayer house Another view of the tomb in Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel ; ) was a rabbi from the second generation of tannaim . He was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as nasi after the fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE. He was the son of Shimon ben Gamaliel , one of Jerusalem 's foremost men in the war against the Romans , and grandson of Gamaliel I . To distinguish him from the latter he is also called Gamliel of Yavne . טרגן, חנה; Taragan, Hana (2000)."Baybars and the Tomb of Abu Hurayra/Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh / הכוח שבאבן: ביברס וקבר אבו-הרירה/רבן גמליאל ביבנה".
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Judean rabbi and nasi from c. 80 to c. 118 Alleged site of the grave of Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh known as the Mausoleum of Abu Huraira . A Hebrew travel guide dated between 1266 and 1291 mentioned a tomb of Rabbi Gammliel in Yavne that is used as a Muslim prayer house Another view of the tomb in Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel ; ; before c. 80 – c. 118 ) was a rabbi from the second generation of tannaim . He was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as nasi after the fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE. He was the son of Shimon ben Gamaliel , one of Jerusalem 's foremost men in the war against the Romans , and grandson of Gamaliel I . To distinguish him from the latter he is also called Gamliel of Yavne . טרגן, חנה; Taragan, Hana (2000). "Baybars and the Tomb of Abu Hurayra/Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh / הכוח שבאבן: ביברס וקבר אבו-הרירה/רבן גמליאל ביבנה". Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv / קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה (97): 65– 84.
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Judean rabbi and nasi from c. 80 to c. 118 Tomb attributed to Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh, also known as the Mausoleum of Abu Huraira .A Hebrew travel guide dated between 1266 and 1291 mentioned the tomb as being used as a Muslim prayer house Another view of the tomb in Yavneh Rabban Gamaliel II (also spelled Gamliel ; Hebrew : רבן גמליאל דיבנה ; before c. 80 – c. 118 ) was a rabbi from the second generation of tannaim . He was the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as nasi after the fall of the Second Temple in 70 CE. He was the son of Shimon ben Gamaliel , one of Jerusalem 's foremost men in the war against the Romans , and grandson of Gamaliel I . To distinguish him from the latter he is also called Gamliel of Yavne . טרגן, חנה; Taragan, Hana (2000). "Baybars and the Tomb of Abu Hurayra/Rabban Gamliel in Yavneh / הכוח שבאבן: ביברס וקבר אבו-הרירה/רבן גמליאל ביבנה". Cathedra: For the History of Eretz Israel and Its Yishuv / קתדרה: לתולדות ארץ ישראל ויישובה (97): 65– 84.
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first person to lead the sanhedrin as nasi after the fall of the second temple
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rabbi from the second generation of tannaim
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