He was a student of Rav,[1] and resided at Nehardea of Babylonia. He was the teacher and father-in-law of Rav Nachman. After Nehardea had been destroyed by Papa ben Neser in 259, he moved to Shekunzib (Hinzebu), and then again moved to Shilhe, then to Mahuza,[2] where he settled along with Rav Nachman, and became a religious judge. There are allusions to a number of decisions and rulings made by him while at Mahuza.[3]
According to legend, Rabbah was a friend of the prophet Elijah,[7] who gave him leaves from paradise, so that he became rich.[8]
Teachingsedit
Rabbah was not a prominent teacher; and he himself admitted that he was not thoroughly versed even in the four orders of the Mishnah, which were generally studied in the schools.[9] Some of his interpretations of various mishnaic passages have been preserved,[10] as well as confirmations of earlier halakhot[11] and halakhic decisions of his own.[12]
Quotesedit
The commandment to love one's neighbor[13] must be observed even in the execution of a criminal, since he should be granted as easy a death as possible.[14]
Referencesedit
^Sanhedrin 63a; Shabbat 129b, 130b; Eruvin 75b, 85a, 86a; Gittin 62b; and many other passages
rabbah, abuha, rabbah, avuha, hebrew, רבה, בר, אבוה, babylonian, rabbi, second, generation, amoraim, contents, biography, teachings, quotes, referencesbiography, edithe, student, resided, nehardea, babylonia, teacher, father, nachman, after, nehardea, been, de. Rabbah bar Abuha or Rabbah bar Avuha Hebrew רבה בר אבוה was a Babylonian rabbi of the second generation of amoraim Contents 1 Biography 2 Teachings 2 1 Quotes 3 ReferencesBiography editHe was a student of Rav 1 and resided at Nehardea of Babylonia He was the teacher and father in law of Rav Nachman After Nehardea had been destroyed by Papa ben Neser in 259 he moved to Shekunzib Hinzebu and then again moved to Shilhe then to Mahuza 2 where he settled along with Rav Nachman and became a religious judge There are allusions to a number of decisions and rulings made by him while at Mahuza 3 He was related to the house of the exilarchs 4 and is even said to have been an exilarch himself 5 Sherira Gaon claimed to be a descendant of his and of the Davidic line 6 According to legend Rabbah was a friend of the prophet Elijah 7 who gave him leaves from paradise so that he became rich 8 Teachings editRabbah was not a prominent teacher and he himself admitted that he was not thoroughly versed even in the four orders of the Mishnah which were generally studied in the schools 9 Some of his interpretations of various mishnaic passages have been preserved 10 as well as confirmations of earlier halakhot 11 and halakhic decisions of his own 12 Quotes edit The commandment to love one s neighbor 13 must be observed even in the execution of a criminal since he should be granted as easy a death as possible 14 References edit Sanhedrin 63a Shabbat 129b 130b Eruvin 75b 85a 86a Gittin 62b and many other passages Letter of Sherira l c p 29 Yevamot 115b Shabbat 59b Eruvin 26a Letter of Sherira Gaon in Neubauer M J C i 23 Halevy Dorot ha Rishonim ii 412 Weiss Dor iii 176 Bacher Ag Bab Amor p 46 B Talmud Yebamoth 115b Erubin 26a Megillah 15b Bava Metzia 114a b Bava Metzia 114a b Bava Metzia 114b e g Berachot 53b Shabbat 57a Shevuot 49b e g Bava Kamma 46b Shabbat 149a e g Berachot 21b Shabbat 76b Bava Metzia 91b Leviticus 19 18 Ketuvot 37b nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Singer Isidore et al eds 1901 1906 RABBAH B ABUHA The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls nbsp This biographical article about a rabbi from the Middle East is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rabbah bar Abuha amp oldid 1084471173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
