Elisha Ben Abuyah - Elisha's Place in The Mishna Tree

Elisha's Place in The Mishna Tree

Rabbis of the Mishnah : Chronology & Hierarchy
Teacher→Student Father→Son
Hillel Shammai
Rabban Gamliel Yochanan ben Zakai
Shimon ben Gamliel Yose the Galilean Eliezer ben Hurcanus Yehoshua ben Hananiah Elazar ben Arach Elazar ben Azariah
Gamaliel of Yavne Elisha ben Abuyah Akiva Ishmael ben Elisha Tarfon
Shimon ben Gamliel II Meir Yehudah Yose ben Halafta Shimon bar Yochai Elazar ben Shammua Natan
Yehudah ha Nasi Hiyya

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