An heathen heard of the honour paid to the high priest and he wished to become a Jew. Shammai refused him saying that it was ridiculous for him to pretend to become high priest. Hillel received him on condition that he first learned all that was required of him. So he studied the Law and he found there the passage “The stranger who approaches the sanctuary shall die", and he was informed that even David the King of Israel would not be allowed to approach the altar of the Lord. He became reconciled and turned a Jew. He had two children; one he called Hillel and the
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other Gamliel. They were called the proselytes of Hillel and this their father was Onkelos the proselyte, who translated the Bible.