Eliezer ben Hurcanus
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Eliezer ben Hurcanus or Hyrcanus was one of the most prominent Sages (tannaim) of the 1st and 2nd centuries in Judea, disciple of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai and colleague of Gamaliel II, and of Joshua ben Hananiah. He is the sixth most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishnah.
Text from Pirke De Rabbi Eliezer in Hebrew.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus' memorial in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Tiberias carries the epitaph, "He said, 'Let the honor of your fellow be as dear to you as your own'" (Avot 2:10).
Lod
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Lod, also known as Lydda, is a city 15 km southeast of Tel Aviv and 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The city had a population of 85,351 in 2019.
Depiction of Lydda in the Umm ar-Rasas mosaics, 8th century CE
Tomb of Saint George, first mentioned about 530 by the pilgrim Theodosius
Khan el-Hilu, Lod