Home›Open Questions›When was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II born, and when did he die?Open QuestionsWhen was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II born, and when did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II born, and when did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-ii-born-and-when-did-he-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II born, and when did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-ii-born-and-when-did-he-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-ii-bo, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II born, and when did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-rabban-shimon-ben-gamliel-ii-born-and-when-did-he-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionRabban Shimon ben Gamliel II is first attested as a youth at the fall of Betar in 135 CE and later as Nasi presiding at Usha from around 140 CE, but no source gives an actual birth or death year for him.What would resolve this A datable document or inscription fixing his birth year, and a record of his death independent of his son Judah HaNasi's own, later-attested succession.OpenTalmudic chronology, history of the Sanhedrin and the Hillelite patriarchateMichael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd editionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnRabban Shimon ben Gamliel II, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Mishnah: A New TranslationJacob Neusner, trans.tier 1SourcesEncyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd editiontier 1Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), Macmillan Reference USA, 2007View the SourceThe Mishnah: A New Translationtier 1Jacob Neusner, trans., Yale University Press, 1988Comments (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