Commentary for Sanhedrin 176:5
ואומר כך דרשתי וכך דרשו חבירי כך למדתי וכך למדו חבירי אם שמעו אמרו להם ואם לאו אלו ואלו באין ללשכת הגזית ששם יושבין מתמיד של שחר עד תמיד של בין הערבים
It has been taught; R. Jose said; Originally there were not many disputes in Israel, but one <i>Beth din</i> of seventy-one members sat in the Hall of Hewn Stones, and two courts of twenty-three sat, one at the entrance of the Temple Mount and one at the door of the [Temple] Court, and other courts of twenty-three sat in all Jewish cities. If a matter of inquiry arose, the local <i>Beth din</i> was consulted. If they had a tradition [thereon] they stated it; if not, they went to the nearest <i>Beth din</i>. If they had a tradition thereon, they stated it, if not, they went to the <i>Beth din</i> situated at the entrance to the Temple Mount; if they had a tradition, they stated it; if not, they went to the one situated at the entrance of the Court, and he [who differed from his colleagues] declared, 'Thus have I expounded, and thus have my colleagues expounded; thus have I taught, and thus have they taught.' If they had a tradition thereon, they stated it, and if not, they all proceeded to the Hall of Hewn Stones, where they [i.e., the Great Sanhedrin] sat from the morning tamid<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The daily continual burnt offering. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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