- dor ▁( the ▁great ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁age ) ▁and ▁dar sh anim ▁( ex eg etes ). ▁H ille l ▁the ▁E lder ▁was ▁a ▁contemporary ▁of ▁Sh ema iah ▁and ▁Ab t alion , ▁and ▁regularly ▁attended ▁their ▁lect ures . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁political ▁life ▁of ▁Sh ema iah , ▁only ▁one ▁incident ▁is ▁reported . ▁When ▁Her od ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁responsibility ▁had ▁put ▁to ▁death ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁party ▁in ▁Gal ile e , ▁Hy rc anus ▁II ▁permitted ▁the ▁San hed rin ▁to ▁c ite ▁him ▁before ▁the ▁trib unal . ▁Her od ▁appeared , ▁but ▁in ▁royal ▁pur ple ▁ro bes , ▁where up on ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁San hed rin ▁lost ▁courage . ▁Only ▁Sh ema iah ▁was ▁brave ▁enough ▁to ▁say : ▁" He ▁who ▁is ▁sum mon ed ▁here ▁on ▁a ▁capital ▁charge ▁appears ▁like ▁one ▁who ▁would ▁order ▁us ▁to ▁execution ▁straight way ▁if ▁we ▁should ▁pron ounce ▁him ▁guilty . ▁Yet ▁I ▁can ▁bl ame ▁him ▁less ▁than ▁you ▁and ▁the ▁king , ▁since ▁ye ▁permit ▁such ▁a ▁trav esty ▁of ▁justice . ▁Know ▁then ▁that ▁he ▁before ▁whom ▁ye ▁now ▁trem ble ▁will ▁some ▁day ▁deliver ▁you ▁to ▁the ▁execution er ." ▁This ▁tradition ▁is ▁found ▁twice , ▁in ▁Joseph us ▁and ▁the ▁Tal m ud . ▁ ▁The ▁tomb s ▁of ▁Sh ema iah ▁and ▁Ab t aly on ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁J ish , ▁a ▁Mar on ite ▁Christian ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Gal ile