4 8 ▁to ▁Rab bi ▁Sh m uel ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Ya ' akov ▁of ▁T ort sh in . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁El ime le ch ▁of ▁L iz h ensk . ▁ ▁Line age ▁▁ ▁Rab bi ▁Av raham ▁Ye h osh ua ▁H es hel ▁of ▁A pt ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁A pt - M ez h b iz h - Z ink over ▁Has id ic ▁dynast y . ▁In ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁dynast y ' s ▁founder , ▁his ▁descend ants ▁adopted ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁H es hel . ▁▁ ▁The ▁males ▁in ▁this ▁family ▁took ▁w ives ▁several ▁different ▁times ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁R yz h iner ▁Reb be . ▁▁ ▁R . ▁Av raham ▁Ye h osh ua ▁H es hel ▁of ▁A pt ▁( 1 7 4 8 – 1 8 2 5 ) ▁ ▁R . ▁Y itsch ak ▁Me ir ▁of ▁Z ink ov ▁( 1 7 7 6 - 1 8 5 4 ) ▁ ▁R . ▁Y ose f ▁Mos he ▁of ▁Me zh b iz h ▁ ▁R . ▁M esh ul am ▁Z us ia ▁of ▁Z ink ov ▁( 1 8 1 3 - 1 8 6 5 ) ▁ ▁R . ▁Cha im ▁Men ach em ▁of ▁Z ink ov ▁( 1 8 3 7 - 1 8 9 4 ) ▁ ▁R . ▁Pin chas