Meet the Sages/Zugot

Zugot — The Pairs (~310 BCE–10 CE)

The five generations of paired masters from Anshei Knesset HaGedolah through Hillel & Shammai — the bridge between the prophets and the Tannaim.

13 teachers in this era.

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Teachers

Shimon HaTzaddik

Jerusalem · 310 BCE–270 BCE

Antigonus of Sokho

Jerusalem · 250 BCE–200 BCE

R. Yose ben Yochanan

Jerusalem · 200 BCE–150 BCE

R. Yose ben Yoezer

Jerusalem · 200 BCE–160 BCE

Nitai HaArbeli

Jerusalem · 180 BCE–120 BCE

Yehoshua ben Perachya

Jerusalem · 180 BCE–120 BCE

Shimon ben Shetach

Jerusalem · 130 BCE–60 BCE

Yehuda ben Tabbai

Jerusalem · 130 BCE–70 BCE

Hillel HaZaken

Babylonia (region) · 110 BCE–10 CE

Avtalyon

Jerusalem · 100 BCE–40 BCE

Shemayah

Jerusalem · 100 BCE–50 BCE

Shammai HaZaken

Jerusalem · 50 BCE–30 CE

Yonatan ben Uziel

Jerusalem · 50 BCE–50 CE

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