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- ↑ Tosefta Moed Kattan 2:15,16; Pesachim 51a
- ↑ Sanhedrin 99a
- ↑ Pirkei Avot 2:4; see Tosafot Yom Tov, ad loc.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "HILLEL BEN GAMALIEL III". The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
