Home›Open Questions›When and where was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I born, and when did he die?Open QuestionsWhen and where was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I born, and when did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When and where was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I born, and when did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-and-where-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-i-born-and-when-did-he-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When and where was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I born, and when did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-and-where-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-i-born-and-when-did-he-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-and-where-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gam, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When and where was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I born, and when did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-and-where-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-i-born-and-when-did-he-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionJosephus documents Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel I as an established figure in Jerusalem politics by 66 CE and rabbinic tradition names him among the last Sanhedrin leaders before the Temple's destruction, but neither source names his birthplace, his birth year, or a confirmed date of death; later tradition folds him into the legendary Ten Martyrs, a list usually set two generations later.What would resolve this A datable document or inscription naming his birthplace or birth year, and an external account of his death independent of the later, chronologically strained Ten Martyrs tradition.OpenRabbinics, Josephan studies, history of the Second Temple and SanhedrinFlavius Josephus, The Jewish WarCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnRabban Shimon ben Gamliel I, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Jewish WarFlavius Josephustier 2SourcesThe Jewish Wartier 2Flavius Josephus, No single modern publisher; the work survives through numerous manuscript traditions and modern critical editions, most commonly consulted today in the Loeb Classical Library edition (Harvard Universi, 78Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year