Abba bar Abba
Abba bar Abba | |
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אבא בר אבא | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Era | 2nd-3rd centuries |
| Known for | Distinguished for piety, benevolence, and learning; father of Samuel of Nehardea |
| Other names | Father of Samuel (אבוה דשמואל), Abba bar Ba (אבא בר בא) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Judah haNasi |
| Based in | Babylonia, 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).