Abba Arikha | |
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אַבָּא אריכא | |
| Born | Rav Abba bar Aybo 175 |
| Died | 247 |
| Nationality | Jewish |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Known for | Scholarship (amoraim) for Talmudic academies in Babylonia |
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Rav Abba bar Aybo (Aramaic: רַב אַבָּא בַּר אִיבּוֹ; 175–247 CE), commonly known as Abba Arikha (אַבָּא אריכא)[1] or simply as Rav (רַב), was a Jewish amora of the 3rd century. He was born and lived in Kafri, Asoristan, in the Sasanian Empire.
In Sura, Arikha established the systematic study of the rabbinic traditions, which, using the Mishnah as a foundational text, led to the compilation of the Talmud.[2] With him began the long period of ascendancy of the prestigious Talmudic academies in Babylonia[3] around the year 220. In the Talmud, he is frequently associated with Samuel of Nehardea, a fellow amora with whom he debated many issues.
- ^ Sherira Gaon (1988). The Iggeres of Rav Sherira Gaon. Translated by Nosson Dovid Rabinowich. Jerusalem: Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Press - Ahavath Torah Institute Moznaim. p. 96. OCLC 923562173.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "'Abba 'Arika". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 8.
- ^ Oesterley & Box 1920.
