: Spent 24 years away from home, eventually returning with 24,000 students. 📜 Scholarly Contributions
: Born into a poor family; remained unlearned until age 40. Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud
: He organized the oral traditions (Halakha) into categories, laying the groundwork for the Mishnah . : Spent 24 years away from home, eventually
: Akiva supported the Jewish rebellion against Rome (132 CE). eventually returning with 24