Patriarch of the Jews
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The Patriarch of the Jews was the hereditary head of the Jewish community in Roman and Byzantine Palestine, serving as its highest political and religious authority and representative to the imperial government.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish leadership office
ⓘ
late antique Jewish institution ⓘ political office ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Theodosius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jewish Patriarch
ⓘ
Nasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriarch of the Jewish community in Palestine ⓘ Patriarchate of the Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mishnah redaction under Judah ha-Nasi
ⓘ
Sanhedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 425 CE ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver |
Jewish communities in Palestine
ⓘ
diaspora Jewish communities to some extent ⓘ |
| governedBy | rabbinic law ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
right to appoint local Jewish officials
ⓘ
right to collect a tax called the patriarchal tax ⓘ right to issue communal ordinances (takkanot) ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collector of communal taxes
ⓘ
distributor of funds to Jewish communities ⓘ head of Jewish community in Palestine ⓘ highest political authority of Jews in Palestine ⓘ highest religious authority of Jews in Palestine ⓘ leader of rabbinic courts ⓘ overseer of Jewish communal administration ⓘ president of the Sanhedrin ⓘ representative of Jews to imperial government ⓘ |
| hereditaryIn | House of Hillel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | developed after destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperially recognized Jewish corporate leadership ⓘ |
| location |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Land of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sepphoris NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiberias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Gamaliel I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gamaliel II NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamaliel III NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamaliel IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamaliel V NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamaliel VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Hillel II NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah ha-Nasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Byzantine imperial authorities
ⓘ
Roman imperial authorities ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Byzantine emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | Gaonate in Babylonia (as major Jewish leadership center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Byzantine period
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ late Second Temple period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.