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Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel I | |
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שמעון בן גמליאל הראשון | |
 Simeon ben Gamliel I, artwork by Ben-Zion | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 10 BCE |
| Died | Execution by Romans, c. 70 CE (aged 80) Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire |
| Children | Rabban Gamliel of Yavneh, Imma Shalom |
| Parent | Gamaliel the Elder (father) |
| Occupation | Nasi, Tanna; Second Temple period |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Gamaliel the Elder |
| Successor | Yohanan ben Zakkai |
| Main work | Pirkei Avot, Mishnah |
| Other | Leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, martyrdom, last Nasi before the destruction of the Second Temple |
| Buried | Kafr Kanna, Galilee (traditional) |
| Dynasty | House of Hillel |
Simeon ben Gamliel (I) (Hebrew: שמעון בן גמליאל or רשב"ג הראשון; c. 10 BCE – 70 CE) was a Tanna (sage) and leader of the Jewish people. He served as nasi of the Great Sanhedrin at Jerusalem during the outbreak of the First Jewish–Roman War, succeeding his father in the same office after his father's death in 50 CE and just before the destruction of the Second Temple.