HIL'LEL. called IlAnAttu (`the Babylo nian'I, or IlAzzAKt:x ('the elder'). A Jewish rabbi who died a few years after the beginning of the Christian Era. By birth a Babylonian, lie left his home and came to .lerusakm to study the law. By doing manual labor lie was enabled to support himself while attending the lectures of Shemayali and Ahtalion. the president and vice-president respectively of the Sanhedrin. Ilk progress was rapid. 11 solution of a diffi culty which arose concerning the lawfulness of slaughtering the Paschal Lamb on the Sabbath led to his being, appointed president of the San hedrin tuxes 301. ?nd he held this position till about A.11. 10. Hillt-l's character was gentle. pa tient. and peace-loving. it is llillel to whom is vseribed the maxim. "What is hateful unto thee do not unto others." Ile plays an important part in the history of .Tewish legal seienee. lie intro duced a set of seien roles, by which the Sri pt tires are to be interpreted and derived front them.
Entirely the opposite of Ilillel in character was Shammai (q.v.I. the vice-president of the San hedrin. His teaching was marked by a strict adherence to the letter and great vigor. The difference between the leathers was continued by their followers, so that, years afterwards, we still encounter the school of Mlle) and the school of Sliaminai. The honor and respect won by Hillel W11. ...it great that his position of pres ident of the Sanhedrin remained in his family.
– 11 HANNAst Cthe prince'). .\ descendant of the preceding. W110 lived 11110111 A.11. lIe was also president of the Sanhedrin and had charge of the school at Tiberias. His great work was the arranging of the Hebrew eaten dor. In this lie followed the system instituted by Nleton.