[Illbay]

It is important here to mention that "Rabbi" did not have the same meaning then as now. Rabbinic Judaism did not come about until after the Diaspora.

[sheik yerbouty]

Actually, the priesthood was corrupted by Roman rule, and it led to the inception of rabbis before the dispersion. The New Testament mentions one by name, Gamliel, grandson of the Rabbi Hillel who was well known in his day.