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Sanhedrin
The Jewish senate and the highest Jewish court in both civil and ecclesiastical matters. The Sanhedrin consisted of seventy-one members drawn from among the chief priests, scribes, and elders. In the scriptures, it is often called the council (Matt. 26:59; Mark 14:55; Acts 5:34).