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those that sealed. These are stated by the Talmudical writings, and the unanimous voice of tradition, to have formed "The Great Synagogue". It consisted at first of 120 members, but was afterward reduced to seventy. It represented the five divisions of the nation:
(1) the chiefs of the priests;
(2) the chief Levites;
(3) the chiefs of the people;
(4) the representatives of the cities;
(5) the doctors of the law. Its work was (by solemn oath):
(1) not to intermarry with the heathen;
(2) to keep the sabbath;
(3) to keep the sabbatical year;
(4) to pay annually [a portion?] of a shekel to the temple;
(5) to supply wood for the altar;
(6) to pay the priestly dues;
(7) to collect and preserve the canonical scriptures.
The Great Synagogue lasted 110 years: from Nehemiah to Simon the Just, when, having completed its work, it became known as the Sanhedrim of the NT., the supreme council of the Jewish nation; which rejected the kingdom, and crucified the King (Messiah).
Tirshatha. See note on Ezr_2:63.