Abba bar Abba

Abba bar Abba
אבא בר אבא
Personal
Born
ReligionJudaism
Era2nd-3rd centuries
Known forDistinguished for piety, benevolence, and learning; father of Samuel of Nehardea
Other namesFather of Samuel (אבוה דשמואל), Abba bar Ba (אבא בר בא)
Senior posting
TeacherJudah haNasi
Based inBabylonia, Land of Israel
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Abba bar Abba (Aramic: אבא בר אבא, or Father of Samuel, Aramic: אבוה דשמואל; Cited in the Jerusalem Talmud as Abba bar Ba, Aramic: אבא בר בא) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia in the 2nd-3rd centuries (first generation of amoraim).