Hall of Hewn Stones
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The Hall of Hewn Stones, also known as the Chamber of Hewn Stone, was the meeting place, or council-chamber, of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period. The Talmud deduces that it was built into
Illustration of the Hall of Hewn Stones, c. 1723–1730
Sanhedrin
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The Sanhedrin was a Jewish legislative and judicial assembly in the ancient land of Israel.
Hall of Hewn Stones
…Hebrew: לִשְׁכַּת הַגָּזִית, romanized: liškaṯ haggāziṯ), also known as the Chamber of Hewn Stone, was the meeting place, or council-chamber, of the Sanhedrin during the Second Temple period (6th century BCE – 1st century CE). The Talmud deduces that it was built into the north wall of the Temple in Jerusalem…
The Sanhedrin, from an 1883 encyclopedia
Galilee in late antiquity
Medallion struck in honor of the "Grand Sanhedrin" convened by Emperor Napoleon I of France. In the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.
Inauguration of the Sanhedrin in 2004