File:Hillel22.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Hillel the Elder
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hillel, Hillel HaGadol
Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
OverviewAI-generated
Hillel the Elder was a male rabbi and part of the Tannaim, associated with the religion of Judaism. Born in Babylonia, specifically in Babylon, he lived during the period of the Parthian Empire. His students included Jonathan ben Uzziel, Johanan ben Zakai, Simeon ben Hillel, and the House of Hillel. He was a student of Shmaya and Abtalion. Hillel spoke Hebrew and is noted for his connection to Shammai the elder.
He died in Jerusalem in the year 100. His birth date is recorded as either 50 BCE or 100 BCE. Hillel is the father of Simeon ben Hillel. His teachings include the statement, "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. Go and learn." Other quotes attributed to him include, "A name made great is a name destroyed," and "He who does not increase his knowledge decreases it."
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Born
- Babylon , Parthian Empire
- Died
- c. 10 CE, Jerusalem , Roman Judea
- Buried
- Meron, Israel
- Children
- Simeon ben Hillel
- Religion
- Judaism
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Tannaim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Parthian Empire
- Place of birth
- Babylon
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Child
- Simeon ben Hillel
- Occupation
- rabbi
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Abtalion
- Image
- Knesset Menorah P5200009 Hilel.JPG
Show 6 more facts
- student
- House of Hillel
- date of birth
- 0100-00-00
- date of death
- 0100-00-00
- Commons category
- Hillel the Elder
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- significant person
- Shammai the elder
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Hillel (Hebrew: הִלֵּל Hīllēl; variously called Hillel the Elder or Hillel the Babylonian; died c. 10 CE) was a Jewish religious leader, sage and scholar associated with the development of the Mishnah and the Talmud and the founder of the House of Hillel school of tannaim. He was active during the end of the first century BCE and the beginning of the first century CE.
Hillel is popularly known as the author of three maxims:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hillel the Elder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.