Nitai haArbeli

Hebrew:
ניתאי הארבלי
Spelling:
Neti
Other Names:
Nittai of Arbela, Mattai of Arbela
Description:
A Jewish leader in Macabeen times belonging to the second pair of Zugot.

Nitai haArbeli was Av Bais Din or vice president of the Sanhedrin following the Macabeen revolt, in the latter half of the 2nd century BCE. Nitai origonated from the city of Arbel and together with the Nasi Yehoshua ben Perachya formed the second pair of Zugot. They were both students of Yossi ben Yoezer‎ and Yossi ben Yochanan. Their students included Shimon ben Shetach and Yehuda ben Taboy. Nitai haArbeli is buried in Arbel, Northern Israel.