Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi who lived in sepphoris in the galilee during the late first and early second century ce”. Today it says “rabbi who lived in sepphoris in the galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries ce”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Helpetha's tomb in the "Florence Scroll", a c. 1315 Jewish pilgrimage guide Helpetha I (Aramaic: חֶלְפְּתָא , romanized: 'Helpetha , lit. ' willow ' ), commonly mispronounced”. It now reads “1st- and 2nd-century Mishnah rabbi Helpetha's tomb in the "Florence Scroll", a c. 1315 Jewish pilgrimage guide Helpetha I ( , , ), commonly mispronounced”.
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Helpetha's tomb in the "Florence Scroll", a c. 1315 Jewish pilgrimage guide Helpetha I (Aramaic: חֶלְפְּתָא , romanized: 'Helpetha , lit. ' willow ' ), commonly mispronounced Halafta , was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries CE (second generation of tannaim ). He was the father of Jose ben Helpetha and Shimon ben Helpetha , also serving as their teacher. He is cited without patronymic or cognomen in the Mishnah, but as Abba Helpetha in the Talmuds . In Derekh Eretz Rabbah a certain Abba Helpetha cites his father Abba Hagra, and the same Helpetha ben Hagra cites Johanan ben Nuri in t. Bava Kamma 9:31 and b. According to Paul Romanoff , Helpetha I and Helpetha ben Hagra are the same person, but most other scholars disagree. Helpetha I is certainly not to be confused with any of the scholars named "Helpetha of Kiruya", or with "Helpetha ben Shaul" and "Helpetha of Huna", later scholars. In the printed m. Avot, "Helpetha ben Dosa of Kfar Hananiah ", but according to Moses da Rieti , "Helpetha ben Dosa" was from Tamarta, and Helpetha of Kfar Hananiah is Helpetha I. His descent is traced back to Jonadab the Rechabite . He was a senior contemporary of Gamaliel II and Johanan ben Nuri and conducted a rabbinic school at Sepphoris . Tradition relates that, together with Hananiah ben Teradion and Eleazar ben Mattai , he saw the monuments which Joshua had placed in the Jordan River . Helpetha seems to have attained an advanced age. He communicated to Gamaliel II an order given by his grandfather Gamaliel I , and which he had himself heard in the last years of Judea's independence; he subsequently participated in the Akavia controversy, and later he is met with in the company of Eleazar ben Azariah , Ḥoẓpit the Interpreter , Yeshebab, and Johanan ben Nuri, when they were old. But few halakhot are preserved in his name, and most of these were transmitted by his more famous son, Jose. One of Jose's sons was named Helpetha after his grandfather, but he died young. "Dávid Kaufmann and his collection" . kaufmann.mtak.hu . Oktzin 3:13 in Parma B "Dávid Kaufmann and his collection" . kaufmann.mtak.hu . "Dávid Kaufmann and his collection" . kaufmann.mtak.hu . Leiden Codex, passim ; once (Bikkurim 3:11) erroneously written חלופתא. In the Vienna Tosefta , חילפתא Hilpetha . Rieti), Moses ben Isaac (of; Rieti, Moses ben Isaac da (1851). מקדש מעט: ... J." 41 41 Tosefta Kelim, Bava Batra 2:2 Kilaim 26:6; Tosefta Ma'aser Sheni 1:13; Tosefta Bava Batra 2:10; Tosefta Ohalot 5:8; Bekhorot 26a There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Halafta was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee during the late first and early second century CE. He was the father of Jose ben Halafta , and one of the latter's teachers of halakha . One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young. v t e
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Halafta was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd century CE. He was the father of Jose ben Halafta , and one of the latter's teachers of halakha . One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young. v t e
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Halafta or Rabbi Halafta was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd century CE (second generation of tannaim ). He was the father of Jose ben Halafta , and one of the latter's teachers of halakha . He is always cited without patronymic or cognomen .His descent is traced back to Jonadab the Rechabite .He was a senior contemporary of Gamaliel II and Johanan ben Nuri and conducted a rabbinic school at Sepphoris .Tradition relates that, together with Hananiah ben Teradion and Eleazar ben Mattai , he saw the monuments which Joshua had placed in the Jordan River . Ḥalafta seems to have attained an advanced age.He communicated to Gamaliel II an order given by his grandfather Gamaliel I , and which he had himself heard in the last years of Judea's independence; he subsequently participated in the 'Aḳabia controversy, and later he is met with in the company of Eleazar b.Azariah, Ḥuẓpit the interpreter, Yeshebab, and Johanan b.Nuri, when they were old.But few halakhot are preserved in his name, and most of these were transmitted by his more famous son, R. One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young.
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Halafta or Rabbi Halafta (רבי חלפתא) was a rabbi who lived in Sepphoris in the Galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries CE (second generation of tannaim ). He was the father of Jose ben Halafta , and one of the latter's teachers of halakha . He is always cited without patronymic or cognomen . His descent is traced back to Jonadab the Rechabite . He was a senior contemporary of Gamaliel II and Johanan ben Nuri and conducted a rabbinic school at Sepphoris . Tradition relates that, together with Hananiah ben Teradion and Eleazar ben Mattai , he saw the monuments which Joshua had placed in the Jordan River . Ḥalafta seems to have attained an advanced age. He communicated to Gamaliel II an order given by his grandfather Gamaliel I , and which he had himself heard in the last years of Judea's independence; he subsequently participated in the Akavia controversy, and later he is met with in the company of Eleazar ben Azariah , Ḥuẓpit the interpreter, Yeshebab, and Johanan ben Nuri, when they were old. But few halakhot are preserved in his name, and most of these were transmitted by his more famous son, R. One of Jose's sons was named Halafta after his grandfather, but he died young.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi who lived in sepphoris in the galilee during the late first and early second century ce”. Today it says “rabbi who lived in sepphoris in the galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries ce”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Helpetha's tomb in the "Florence Scroll", a c. 1315 Jewish pilgrimage guide Helpetha I (Aramaic: חֶלְפְּתָא , romanized: 'Helpetha , lit. ' willow ' ), commonly mispronounced”. It now reads “1st- and 2nd-century Mishnah rabbi Helpetha's tomb in the "Florence Scroll", a c. 1315 Jewish pilgrimage guide Helpetha I ( , , ), commonly mispronounced”. Read the current article and compare.
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rabbi who lived in sepphoris in the galilee during the late 1st and early 2nd centuries ce
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