Simeon ben Shetach

Jewish Pharisee scholar (c. 140–60 BCE)
Person human Q338378
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Simeon ben Shetach

Summary

Simeon ben Shetach is a human[1]. He was born on -0140-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on -0060-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a rabbi[4] and Nasi[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Simeon ben Shetach was born on -0140-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Simeon ben Shetach died on -0060-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Simeon ben Shetach held citizenship in Judea[7].
  • Simeon ben Shetach worked as a rabbi[4].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's professions included Nasi[5].
  • A notable student of Simeon ben Shetach was Shmaya[8].
  • A notable student of Simeon ben Shetach was Abtalion[9].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].
  • Simeon ben Shetach is recorded as male[11].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143616712[13].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's part of is recorded as Tannaim[14].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/073sdn[15].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's given name is recorded as Shimon[16].
  • Simeon ben Shetach studied under Joshua ben Perachiah[17].
  • Simeon ben Shetach studied under Nittai of Arbela[18].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[19].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's affiliation is recorded as Chazal[20].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 14830[21].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID is recorded as 2889[22].
  • Simeon ben Shetach's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007268213605171[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Simeon ben Shetach was born on -0140-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Studied under Joshua ben Perachiah[17], a rabbi[24], b. -0150[25] and Nittai of Arbela[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rabbi[4] and Nasi[5]. Notable students include Shmaya[8], a rabbi[26] and Abtalion[9], a proselyte[27].

Personal Life

Simeon ben Shetach's religion is recorded as Judaism[10].

Death and Burial

Simeon ben Shetach died on -0060-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Simeon ben Shetach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What did Simeon ben Shetach do for work?

Simeon ben Shetach worked as rabbi[4] and Nasi[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Pirkei Avot. wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Pirkei Avot. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Pirkei Avot. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Pirkei Avot. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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