Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen

For the Third Generation Tanna sage, see Rabbi Ishmael (ben Elisha). For the 3d century Tanna sage, see Ishmael ben Jose.

Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen (Hebrew: רבי ישמעאל בן אלישע כהן גדול‎, "Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha Kohen Gadol", lit. "Rabbi Ishmael ben (son of) Elisha [the] Kohen Gadol (High priest)"; sometimes in short Ishmael ha-Kohen, lit. "Ishamel the Priest") was one of the prominent leaders of the first generetion of the Tannaim. His father served as Kohen Gadol in the Second Temple of Jerusalem as well. Ishamel ha-Kohen was also one of the Ten Martyrs, and was executed along with Shimon ben Gamliel. The tomb of Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen is located in the Druze village of Sajur in the Upper Galilee.^[1]

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v · d · eTannaim Last Generation of Zugot Era Hillel the Elder | Shammai | Bnei Bathyra | Menahem | Akabia ben Mahalalel | Hananiah b. Hezekiah b. Garon First Generation Gamaliel I, the Elder | Shimon ben Gamliel (I) | Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen | Johanan ben Zakai | Jonathan ben Uzziel | Baba ben Buta | Hanina Ben Dosa | Hanina Segan ha-Kohanim | Abba Saul ben Batnit | Admon | Dosa ben Harkinas | Judah ben Bathyra | Eliezer ben Jacob I Second Generation (Destruction of the Second Temple and thereafter) Gamaliel II | Joshua ben Hananiah | Eliezer ben Hurcanus | Eleazar ben Arach | Nehunya ben ha-Kanah | Nahum of Gimzo | Abba Hilkiah | Rabbi Zadok Third Generation Akiva ben Joseph | Tarfon | Judah ben Baba | Rabbi Ishmael | Eleazar ben Azariah | Jose the Galilean | Eliezer ben Jose | Haninah ben Teradion | Johanan ben Baroka | Simon ben Zoma | Simeon ben Azzai | Onkelos | Hanina ben Antigonus | Hanina ben Hakinai | Yochanan ben Nuri | Eleazar Chisma | Elisha ben Abuyah | Rabbi Ilai I | Eleazar of Modi'im | Halafta | Haninah ben Ahi R. Joshua | Abtolemus | Jose ben Kisma | Jeshbab the Scribe | Aquila of Sinope | Johanan ben Torta | Eleazar ben Judah of Bartota | Matteya ben Heresh Fourth Generation Shimon ben Gamaliel (II) | Judah ben Ilai | Jose ben Halafta | Rabbi Meir (and wife Bruriah) | Shimon bar Yochai | Eleazar ben Shammua | Rabbi Nehemiah | Rabbi Nathan | Joshua Ben Karha | Abba Saul | Yochanan Hasandlar | Phinehas ben Jair | Simeon Shezuri Fifth Generation Judah haNasi (Judah I) | Huna Kamma | Jose b. Judah | Ishmael ben Jose | Eleazar b. Simeon | Simeon ben Eleazar | Eleazar ha-Kappar | Symmachus ben Joseph | Issi ben Judah | Bar Kappara | Jose ben Zimra | Levi ben Sisi | Rabbi Bana'ah | Simeon b. Menasya