Sanhedrin
ancient High Court and Legislature in the land of Israel
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Summary
Sanhedrin is a supreme court[1]. Sanhedrin ranks in the top 2% of supreme court entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,762 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: legislature[3], type of religious institution[4]
- Headquarters location: Hall of Hewn Stones[5], Yavne[6], Usha[7], Shefa-Amr[8], Beit She'arim National Park[9], Sepphoris[10], Tiberias[11]
- Commons category: Sanhedrin[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 425[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sanhedrin[14]
- Number of seats: 71[15]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], New International Encyclopedia[21]
- Replaces: Great Assembly[22]
- Affiliation: Judaism[23]
- Position held by head of the organization: Nasi of the Sanhedrin[24]
- P14483: s/sanedrin[25]
Why It Matters
Sanhedrin has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Sanhedrin is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]