Home›Open Questions›Where was Shimon bar Yochai born?Open QuestionsWhere was Shimon bar Yochai born?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Where was Shimon bar Yochai born?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-was-shimon-bar-yochai-born.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Where was Shimon bar Yochai born?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-was-shimon-bar-yochai-bornCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-where-was-shimon-bar-yochai-born, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Where was Shimon bar Yochai born?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/where-was-shimon-bar-yochai-born}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionHe is documented studying under Akiva in Judea and later teaching in the Galilee, including at Tekoa, Tiberias and Meron, but no source, including Encyclopaedia Judaica's own detailed account, records the specific place of his birth.What would resolve this A Tannaitic era record naming his birthplace directly, distinct from the places he later studied and taught.OpenRabbinic studies; history of the Zohar and Jewish mysticismDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First EditionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnShimon bar Yochai, Historical Figures Well-attested SourcesDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Editiontier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)tier 2Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year