They imagined that it had always been composed of scholars who met to debate points of Jewish law and held that it dated from the time Moses assembled 70 older men to help him lead Israel.
Nende arusaama kohaselt oli see alati koosnenud õpetlastest, kes tulid kokku, et väidelda juudi seaduse sätete üle, ning nad arvasid, et see rajati siis, kui Mooses kogus kokku 70 vanemat, kes aitaksid tal Iisraeli rahvast juhtida.