Abtolemus
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Abtolemus (
halacha on the authority of "Five Elders".[1]
Some identify him with Abtolemus b. Reuben, who is cited in the Talmud:
"Abtolmus b. Reuben however was permitted to cut his hair in the Gentile fashion
Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bava Kamma, 83a
References
- ^ Mishna Eruvin 3:4; Eruvin 35a, Rosh Hashana 15a
- Hebrew: קומי, Kommi), Gentile fashion at the time: baldness from the forehead on, up to midst of the head, and hair grow from the midst of the head up to the nape.
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