Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Jewish sage
Years: 50 - 125
Eliezer ben Hurcanus or Eliezer ben Hyrcanus, a Kohen, is one of the most prominent tannaim of the 1st and 2nd centuries, disciple of Johanan ben Zakkai and colleague of Gamaliel II, whose sister he marrie, and of Joshua ben Hananiah.
He is the sixth most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishnah.
