276:(280–340), an orphan who he raised. He was succeeded by his son, who as also named Rabbah. Both Rabbah and Abaye were destined to die in the prime of their lives as they were descendants of Eli the Shofet, who was cursed that his descendants would die young. However, because Rabbah studied Torah, he merited to live to the age of 40, whereas Abaye, who studied Torah and performed extra acts of kindness, lived to the age of 60.
585:
239:"head of the academy" of Pumbedita and held the post until his death 22 years later. He is also said to have lived in poverty, but little else is known about his private life. Rabbah was hated by residents of the city of Pumbedita for his criticism of their practice of fraud, but loved by his students.
300:
Only about ten of Rabbah's aggadic teachings are recorded; He seem to have concentrated his attention on halakhah, which he endeavored to elucidate by interpreting the mishnaic decisions and the baraitot, and by determining the fundamental reasons for the various Torah and rabbinical laws and
301:
explaining the apparent contradictions contained in them. He often asks: "Why did the Torah command this?" "Why did the sages forbid this?" He did not confine his interest to the practical laws of the
293:), as his studies exhibit the power of one who picks up mountains and grinds them against each other. He was also an exceptional teacher. He used to start every lecture with a joke or funny
250:
to seize him; he fled from city to city and finally into a marsh, where his body was found in a thicket. During the Kallah months, he is said to have attracted as many as 12,000 students.
284:
He was a great scholar, renowned for his abilities to argue texts, resolve contradictions, and find applications, which gave him the nickname "uprooter of mountains" (
297:
to get his students in a good mood. He would test the judgment of his audience, implying a mistaken halakha and waiting for his students to find the mistake.
400:
All supposed evidence to the contrary was refuted by Bacher ("Ag. Bab. Amor," pp. 97 et seq.). In
Shevuot 10b and Nedarim 57a, where Rabbah is asked by
626:
110:
246:, biannual month-long study gatherings, leading to the students being absent at the time of tax collections. The Sasanian emperor sent
404:, "Who will listen to you and your teacher R. Johanan?" the latter is only figuratively called Rabbah's teacher. (Jewish Encyclopedia)
226:, since it would be far better for him to have a guide than to rely on himself in his studies. However, Rabbah never left Babylonia.
355:. Translated by Nosson Dovid Rabinowich. Jerusalem: Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Press - Ahavath Torah Institute Moznaim. p. 103.
1689:
219:
242:
The academy achieved its height under his leadership and he attracted many new students to the academy. He initiated the
222:
were not pleased with his residence in
Asoristan and wrote to him to come to Palestine, where he would find a teacher in
17:
127:
659:
103:
156:
541:
558:
Sanhedrin 21b, 26b; Shabbat 64a; Pesachim 68b; Megillah 15b; Hagigah 5b; Arachin 8b; Eruvin 22a; Gittin 31b
96:
837:
465:
598:
1501:
751:
1104:
603:
257:, he was denounced to the emperor for causing twelve thousand men to be idle during the month of
309:, but studied all six mishnaic orders, and was the leading authority in the obscure subjects of
1399:
1191:
1008:
189:
1455:
652:
618:
172:
978:
746:
8:
1694:
1644:
1450:
1384:
1379:
1186:
918:
787:
772:
716:
223:
324:
or the other midrashic works whose names end in "Rabbah". Genesis Rabbah is named after
1231:
1089:
1023:
1003:
988:
254:
1460:
1327:
1297:
1277:
1119:
1028:
1018:
903:
782:
777:
492:
449:
356:
314:
306:
230:
208:
478:
1664:
1628:
1613:
1404:
1312:
1292:
1181:
1099:
953:
948:
878:
807:
645:
1582:
1546:
1536:
1516:
1480:
1475:
1389:
1332:
1129:
1124:
1114:
1069:
1064:
1013:
998:
983:
943:
933:
827:
822:
792:
726:
721:
711:
701:
325:
180:
1659:
1592:
1541:
1485:
1470:
1445:
1322:
1054:
973:
913:
883:
812:
682:
594:
321:
1683:
1587:
1435:
1430:
1302:
1256:
1160:
1155:
1109:
1079:
958:
928:
888:
817:
802:
797:
731:
589:
360:
1577:
1425:
1394:
1337:
1287:
1033:
993:
741:
706:
696:
348:
235:
31:
1654:
1623:
1374:
1359:
1225:
1074:
963:
858:
736:
215:
and Huna seldom decided a question of importance without consulting him.
204:
588: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
1465:
1369:
1317:
1307:
1282:
1150:
1094:
868:
863:
413:
Berachot 64a; Letter of
Sherira Gaon, in Neubauer, "M. J. C." pp. 30-31
401:
310:
135:
1649:
1618:
1608:
1531:
1521:
1440:
1246:
1241:
1145:
1059:
1049:
938:
212:
84:
576:
Abraham ibn Daud, "Sefer ha-Ḳabbalah," in
Neubauer, "M. J. C." p. 58
1567:
1562:
1511:
1506:
1272:
1251:
1236:
1176:
767:
294:
200:
79:
67:
1572:
1364:
1211:
923:
668:
382:
Compare Gittin 27a; Bava Metzia 18b; Bava Batra 172b; Yebamot 61b
302:
247:
151:
62:
57:
1526:
1084:
968:
908:
873:
832:
266:
243:
176:
142:
74:
47:
1420:
898:
893:
842:
423:
273:
168:
52:
265:
in winter. The Talmud records that after his death, he was
262:
258:
637:
139:
194:
285:
622:, 1972, Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem, Israel.
436:
434:
432:
328:, and the others are named after Genesis Rabbah.
1681:
429:
653:
343:
341:
104:
347:
680:
593:
660:
646:
338:
111:
97:
14:
1682:
1209:
272:Rabbah's nephew was the great scholar
220:Talmudic academies in Syria Palaestina
145:known throughout the Talmud simply as
1208:
679:
641:
286:
131:
184:
24:
1602:Seventh Generation (until 465 CE):
25:
1706:
1638:Eighth Generation (until 500 CE):
1414:Fourth Generation (until 340 CE):
1266:Second Generation (until 280 CE):
1043:Fourth Generation (until 340 CE):
761:Second Generation (until 280 CE):
597:; et al., eds. (1901–1906).
493:"Shmuel I (I Samuel) - Chapter 3"
1556:Sixth Generation (until 430 CE):
1495:Fifth Generation (until 380 CE):
1347:Third Generation (until 310 CE):
1219:First Generation (until 250 CE):
1170:Sixth Generation (until 410 CE):
1139:Fifth Generation (until 380 CE):
852:Third Generation (until 310 CE):
690:First Generation (until 250 CE):
607:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
583:
570:
561:
552:
534:
525:
516:
507:
485:
471:
459:
353:The Iggeres of Rav Sherira Gaon
1690:Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita
443:
416:
407:
394:
385:
376:
367:
13:
1:
331:
634:), 1992, Schocken, New York.
305:, however, like his teacher
162:
149:. He was a third-generation
7:
1405:Rav Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak
838:Hillel, son of Gamaliel III
667:
279:
261:in summer and the month of
195:
27:Babylonian Jewish Talmudist
10:
1711:
611:
29:
1637:
1601:
1555:
1494:
1413:
1346:
1265:
1218:
1204:
1169:
1138:
1042:
851:
760:
689:
675:
466:Abbaye - The Talmudic Age
320:He was not the author of
128:Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
1502:Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak
1328:Raba Bar Jeremiah (Abba)
752:Simeon ben Judah ha-Nasi
30:Not to be confused with
1105:Abba bar Hiyya bar Abba
604:The Jewish Encyclopedia
199:). He was a student of
1400:Rav Shmuel bar Yehudah
1192:Samuel b. Jose b. Boon
1177:Judah IV (Nesi'ah III)
1050:Judah III (Nesi'ah II)
1009:Shila of Kefar Tamarta
1456:Hiyya b. Abin Naggara
619:Encyclopaedia Judaica
233:, Rabbah succeeded as
979:Tachlifa of the West
768:Judah II (Nesi'ah I)
747:Simeon ben Jehozadak
218:His brethren in the
1451:Idi b. Abin Naggara
1385:Rabbah bar Rav Huna
1380:Rav Yosef bar Hiyya
1187:Hanina of Sepphoris
919:Rabbah bar bar Hana
773:Johanan bar Nappaha
717:Epes the Southerner
599:"RABBAH B. NAḤMANI"
531:Talmud, Shabbat 30b
479:"Rosh Hashanah 18a"
224:Johanan bar Nappaha
157:Sassanian Babylonia
18:Rabbah bar Nachmani
1354:Rabbah bar Nahmani
1232:Samuel of Nehardea
1090:Isaac ben Eliashiv
1024:Kahana bar Tahlifa
989:Luliani ben Tabrin
255:Sherira ben Hanina
229:Upon the death of
124:Rabbah bar Naḥmani
1677:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1461:Mar son of Ravina
1298:Jeremiah bar Abba
1278:Judah bar Ezekiel
1200:
1199:
1120:Pedat ben Eleazar
904:Samuel ben Nahman
783:Eleazar ben Pedat
778:Shimon ben Lakish
542:"Berakhot 33b:19"
450:Babylonian Talmud
307:Judah bar Ezekiel
231:Judah bar Ezekiel
209:Judah bar Ezekiel
193:
121:
120:
16:(Redirected from
1702:
1665:Samuel b. Abbahu
1645:Rabbah Tosafa'ah
1629:Judah b. Meremar
1614:Mar bar Rav Ashi
1313:Hiyya bar Joseph
1293:Rabbah bar Abuha
1206:
1205:
1182:Tanhuma bar Abba
1100:Hasa of Eshtemoa
954:Jose of Yokereth
949:Hanina ben Pappa
677:
676:
662:
655:
648:
639:
638:
627:Sefer Ha-Aggadah
608:
587:
586:
577:
574:
568:
565:
559:
556:
550:
549:
538:
532:
529:
523:
520:
514:
511:
505:
504:
502:
500:
489:
483:
482:
475:
469:
463:
457:
447:
441:
438:
427:
420:
414:
411:
405:
398:
392:
389:
383:
380:
374:
373:Rosh Hashana 18a
371:
365:
364:
345:
289:
288:
269:for seven days.
198:
188:
186:
133:
113:
106:
99:
37:
36:
21:
1710:
1709:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1700:
1699:
1680:
1679:
1678:
1669:
1633:
1597:
1583:Huna bar Nathan
1551:
1547:Bevai bar Abaye
1537:Rav Mesharshiya
1517:Huna ben Joshua
1490:
1481:Mari bar Rachel
1476:Rabbah b. Shela
1409:
1390:Joseph bar Hama
1342:
1333:Adda bar Ahavah
1261:
1214:
1196:
1165:
1134:
1130:Acha bar Hanina
1125:Abba bar Pappai
1115:Abba bar Zemina
1070:Jose bar Zevida
1065:Rabbi Berekhiah
1038:
1014:Anani ben Sason
999:Shimon ben Pazi
984:Avdimi of Haifa
944:Hanina bar Papi
934:Abba bar Kahana
847:
828:Shimon bar Abba
823:Hama bar Hanina
793:Jose bar Hanina
756:
727:Hanina bar Hama
722:Joshua ben Levi
712:Hoshaiah Rabbah
685:
671:
666:
632:Book of Legends
614:
595:Singer, Isidore
584:
581:
580:
575:
571:
566:
562:
557:
553:
546:www.sefaria.org
540:
539:
535:
530:
526:
521:
517:
512:
508:
498:
496:
491:
490:
486:
477:
476:
472:
464:
460:
448:
444:
440:Bava Metzia 86a
439:
430:
421:
417:
412:
408:
399:
395:
390:
386:
381:
377:
372:
368:
346:
339:
334:
326:Hoshayah Rabbah
282:
171:descended from
165:
134:) (died c. 320
117:
40:Rabbinical eras
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1708:
1698:
1697:
1692:
1675:
1674:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1660:Rav Rahumi III
1657:
1652:
1647:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1634:
1632:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1605:
1603:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1595:
1593:Sama bar Raqta
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1559:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1542:Hanina of Sura
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1498:
1496:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1486:Acha Bar Yosef
1483:
1478:
1473:
1471:Isaac b. Judah
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1446:Rav Kahana III
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1350:
1348:
1344:
1343:
1341:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1323:Hiyya bar Ashi
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1269:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1222:
1220:
1216:
1215:
1202:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1173:
1171:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1142:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1055:Jeremiah (III)
1052:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
974:Abba bar Memel
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
946:
941:
936:
931:
926:
921:
916:
914:Hiyya bar Abba
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
884:Rabbi Yitzchak
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
855:
853:
849:
848:
846:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
813:Judah b. Hiyya
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
764:
762:
758:
757:
755:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
693:
691:
687:
686:
673:
672:
665:
664:
657:
650:
642:
636:
635:
623:
613:
610:
579:
578:
569:
560:
551:
533:
524:
515:
506:
484:
470:
458:
442:
428:
422:Shabbat 153a;
415:
406:
393:
384:
375:
366:
336:
335:
333:
330:
322:Genesis Rabbah
281:
278:
164:
161:
119:
118:
116:
115:
108:
101:
93:
90:
89:
88:
87:
82:
77:
72:
71:
70:
65:
60:
55:
42:
41:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1707:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1687:
1685:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1636:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1606:
1604:
1600:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1588:Rav Kahana IV
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1558:
1554:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1436:Aha bar Jacob
1434:
1432:
1431:Rami bar Hama
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1412:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1303:Rav Kahana II
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1264:
1258:
1257:Abba bar Abba
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1207:
1203:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1162:
1161:Rabbi Mana II
1159:
1157:
1156:Jose ben Abin
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1080:Rabbi Hilkiah
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1029:Ḥiyya bar Ami
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
959:Jeremiah (II)
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
930:
929:Rabbi Ilai II
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
889:Hama bar Ukva
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
856:
854:
850:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
818:Abba of Jaffa
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
803:Jacob bar Idi
801:
799:
798:Rav Kahana II
796:
794:
791:
789:
788:Isaac Nappaha
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
759:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
732:Levi ben Sisi
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
688:
684:
678:
674:
670:
663:
658:
656:
651:
649:
644:
643:
640:
633:
629:
628:
624:
621:
620:
616:
615:
609:
606:
605:
600:
596:
591:
590:public domain
573:
567:Ta'anit 24a,b
564:
555:
547:
543:
537:
528:
522:Sanhedrin 24a
519:
510:
494:
488:
480:
474:
467:
462:
455:
451:
446:
437:
435:
433:
425:
419:
410:
403:
397:
388:
379:
370:
362:
358:
354:
350:
344:
342:
337:
329:
327:
323:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
298:
296:
292:
277:
275:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
253:According to
251:
249:
245:
240:
238:
237:
232:
227:
225:
221:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
191:
182:
178:
174:
170:
167:Rabbah was a
160:
158:
155:who lived in
154:
153:
148:
144:
141:
137:
129:
125:
114:
109:
107:
102:
100:
95:
94:
92:
91:
86:
83:
81:
78:
76:
73:
69:
66:
64:
61:
59:
56:
54:
51:
50:
49:
46:
45:
44:
43:
39:
38:
33:
19:
1578:Rami b. Abba
1395:Ammi b. Abba
1353:
1288:Hamnuna Saba
1034:Abin Naggara
994:Abba of Acre
742:Jeremiah (I)
707:Rabbi Yannai
697:Gamaliel III
683:Eretz Israel
631:
625:
617:
602:
582:
572:
563:
554:
545:
536:
527:
518:
513:Berachot 64a
509:
497:. Retrieved
487:
473:
468:, chabad.org
461:
453:
445:
418:
409:
396:
391:Ketuvot 111a
387:
378:
369:
352:
349:Sherira Gaon
319:
299:
290:
283:
271:
252:
241:
234:
228:
217:
166:
150:
146:
132:רבה בר נחמני
123:
122:
32:Rava (amora)
1655:Rabbah Jose
1624:Aha b. Rava
1375:Hamnuna III
1360:Rav Nachman
1226:Abba Arikha
1210:Amoraim of
1075:Rabbi Jonah
964:Hoshaiah II
859:Gamaliel IV
737:Bar Kappara
681:Amoraim of
454:Bava Metzia
291:ʿôqer hārîm
236:rēš məṯiḇtā
1695:320 deaths
1684:Categories
1466:Rav Shizbi
1370:Rav Chisda
1318:Rav Giddel
1308:Rav Berona
1283:Hamnuna II
1151:Gamaliel V
1095:Rabbi Aibu
869:Rabbi Assi
864:Rabbi Ammi
402:Rav Chisda
332:References
1650:Ravina II
1619:Rafram II
1609:Rav Yemar
1532:Mar Zutra
1522:Rav Zevid
1441:Rav Safra
1247:Rav Shela
1146:Hillel II
1060:Rabbi Aha
1019:Alexandri
939:Rav Avira
361:923562173
287:עוקר הרים
267:eulogized
213:Pumbedita
190:romanized
163:Biography
143:Talmudist
85:Acharonim
1568:Ravina I
1563:Rav Ashi
1512:Rav Papi
1507:Rav Papa
1356:(Rabbah)
1273:Rav Huna
1252:Rav Assi
1237:Mar Ukva
808:Hezekiah
702:R. Hiyya
495:. Chabad
426:ad. loc.
351:(1988).
295:anecdote
280:Teaching
248:bailiffs
201:Rav Huna
138:) was a
80:Rishonim
68:Savoraim
1573:Maremar
1365:Sheshet
1212:Babylon
1004:Me'asha
924:Levi II
669:Amoraim
612:Sources
592::
499:8 March
315:taharot
311:nega'im
303:Mishnah
207:and of
196:shop̄ēṭ
192::
185:שׁוֹפֵט
63:Amoraim
58:Tannaim
1527:Amemar
1085:Zerika
969:Hanina
909:Abin I
874:Abbahu
833:Simlai
359:
244:Kallah
181:Hebrew
177:Shofet
147:Rabbah
140:Jewish
75:Geonim
48:Chazal
1421:Abaye
1242:Karna
1228:(Rav)
1110:Rabin
899:Helbo
894:Zeira
843:Zeiri
424:Rashi
274:Abaye
169:kohen
152:amora
53:Zugot
1426:Rava
1338:Anan
879:Ulla
501:2023
456:86a)
357:OCLC
313:and
263:Adar
259:Elul
205:Sura
175:the
211:at
203:at
173:Eli
1686::
601:.
544:.
431:^
340:^
317:.
187:,
183::
159:.
136:CE
130::
661:e
654:t
647:v
630:(
548:.
503:.
481:.
452:(
363:.
179:(
126:(
112:e
105:t
98:v
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.