List of Jewish leaders in the Land of Israel

For this reason, among others, great efforts were made by Jewish leaders in the Diaspora to immigrate to the Land of Israel throughout the generations.

[3] In the post-Maccabean period the high priest was looked upon as exercising in all things, political, legal, and sacerdotal, the supreme authority.

[4] After Archelaus and during the intervening period, the Sanhedrin, founded by Ezra, became the sole rulers of the Jewish people in Judea in conjunction with the High Priest.

The heads, or nesiim, of the Sanhedrin beginning in 20 BCE, were Hillel the Elder, his son Shimon, and his son Gamaliel I whose rule extended into the reign of:[6] The Patriarchate was the governing legalistic body of Judean and Galilean Jewry after the destruction of the Second Temple until about 429[7] CE.

Being a member of the house of Hillel and thus a descendant of King David, the Patriarch, known in Hebrew as the Nasi (prince), had almost royal authority.

Timeline of biblical judges (one interpretation)
The Tel Dan Stele a fragmentary stele containing a Canaanite inscription which dates to the 9th century BCE with reference to the house of David
royal seal found at the Ophel excavations in Jerusalem, bears an inscription in ancient Hebrew script that translates as: “Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz king of Judah.”
LMLK seals (with LMLK meaning 'of the king') are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars first issued in the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC)
The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet highlights the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II and the surrender of Jehoiakim , king of Judah, in 597 BC. From Babylon , Iraq.
Clay tablet. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription lists certain rations and mentions the name of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), King of Judah, and the Babylonian captivity. From Babylon , Iraq, c. 580 BCE.
Obverse of a Judean silver Yehud coin from the Yehud coinage in the Persian era, with falcon or eagle and Aramaic inscription YHD ( Judea ). Denomination is a Ma'ah .
Traditional Tomb of Simeon the Just in Jerusalem, Jewish Encyclopedia (before 1906)
Judea, Hasmoneans. John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan). 135–104 BCE. Æ Prutah. "Yehohanan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews" (in Hebrew).
Judea, Hasmoneans. A coin issued by Alexander Jannaeus 103-76 BCE. On one side is the inscription (in Hebrew) "Yonathan the High Priest and the Friend of the Jews".
Judea, Hasmoneans. A coin issued by Antigonus II Mattathias . 40-37 BCE.
Coin minted by king Herod Agrippa I 37-44 ce. Æ Prutah. Dated year 6 (41/2) ce. BACILEWC AGRIPA.
A coin issued by the rebels in 68 in the First Jewish–Roman War , note Paleo-Hebrew alphabet . [ 5 ] Obverse : " Shekel , Israel. Year 3." Reverse : "Jerusalem the Holy"
Bar Kochba Revolt (132-135 CE) silver Shekel / tetradrachm . Obverse : the Jewish Temple facade with the rising star, surrounded by " Shimon ". Reverse : A lulav , the text reads: "to the freedom of Jerusalem".
Catacomb no. 14, the Cave of Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi in Beit Shearim .
Tomb of Rabbi Judah II on Jamnith mountain.
Tomb of Rabbi Jose the Galilean where Rabbi Eliyahu HaCohen Gaon was later buried next to him on Dalton mountain. The ceremony of his burial there, is described in the Avitar scroll.
Rabbi Raphael Meir Panigel , " The Rishon LeZion " ,The 28th
Rabbi Jacob Meir , " The Rishon LeZion " The 30th.
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook ,the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine.
Yitzhak Ben Zvi , chairman of the Jewish National Council, 1931–1948
David Ben-Gurion the first prime minister of Israel 1948.
First day of issue - The 1960 series of stamps for joyous occasions, including the ancient kings of Israel Shaul, David and Solomon.
First day of issue - The 1961 series of stamps for joyous occasions, including ancient heroes of Israel: Samson, Judas Maccabeus and Bar Kokhba.