In addition to the great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, which had seventy-one members, all Jewish cities with more than 120 male inhabitants had their own small courts of law consisting of twenty-three members each. These small courts closely worked together with the synagogues.1
17 Mettez-vous en garde contre les hommes; car ils vous livreront aux tribunaux, et ils vous battront de verges dans leurs synagogues;