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Simeon the Just
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish high priest during the time of the second temple”. Today it says “jewish high priest during the second temple period”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Traditional Tomb of Simon the Just, Jerusalem”. It now reads “High Priest of Israel Traditional Tomb of Simon the Just, Jerusalem”.
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High Priest of Israel Traditional Tomb of Simon the Just, Jerusalem Simeon the Righteous or Simeon the Just ( Hebrew : שִׁמְעוֹן הַצַּדִּיק Šimʿōn Haṣṣaddīq ) was a Jewish High Priest during the Second Temple period . He is also referred to in the Mishnah , where he is described as one of the last members of the Great Assembly .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish high priest during the time of the second temple”. Today it says “jewish high priest during the second temple period”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Traditional Tomb of Simon the Just, Jerusalem”. It now reads “High Priest of Israel Traditional Tomb of Simon the Just, Jerusalem”. Read the current article and compare.
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jewish high priest during the time of the second temple
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jewish high priest during the second temple period
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