And Rabban SAWMA and his companions rejoiced greatly.
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I will not tell you why, Rabban, but I have been expecting you?
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Gamaliel was so
esteemed that he was the first to be called Rabban, a title higher than that of rabbi.
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In fact, Gamaliel became such a highly respected
individual that the Mishnah says of him:“ When Rabban Gamaliel the elder died the glory of the Torah ceased,
and purity and saintliness[ lit.“ separation”] perished.”- Sotah 9: 15.