3/30/2023 0 Comments Hands on a bible![]() However, it seems to have continued at least until 425 CE when Theodosius II executed Gamaliel VI and suppressed the Patriarchate and Sanhedrin. Many medieval authorities believed that this occurred during the reign of Hillel II, circa 360 CE. The exact date that the original semikhah succession ended is not certain. This chain of hands-on semikhah continued through the time of the Second Temple, to an undetermined time. Their successors in turn ordained others. The elders later ordained their successors in this way. Moses also ordained the 70 elders ( Num 11:16–25). The Bible adds that Joshua was thereby "filled with the spirit of wisdom". ![]() ![]() by the laying on of hands: Num 27:15–23, Deut 34:9. Moses ordained Joshua through semikhah-i.e. The laying on of hands was an action referred to on numerous occasions in the Hebrew Bible to accompany the conferring of a blessing or authority. ![]()
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