Hiyya the Great
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Rabbi Hiyya or Hiyya the Great (Hebrew: רבי חייא, or רבי חייא הגדול) was a Jewish sage of the Land of Israel
during the transitional generation between the Tannaic
and Amora
ic Jewish sages eras (1st Amora Generation). He is accounted as one of the notable sages of these times, and was the son of Abba Karsala from Kafri in Babylon
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Land of Israel
The Land of Israel is the Biblical name for the territory roughly corresponding to the area encompassed by the Southern Levant, also known as Canaan and Palestine, Promised Land and Holy Land. The belief that the area is a God-given homeland of the Jewish people is based on the narrative of the...
during the transitional generation between the Tannaic
Tannaim
The Tannaim were the Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 70-200 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 130 years...
and Amora
Amora
Amoraim , were renowned Jewish scholars who "said" or "told over" the teachings of the Oral law, from about 200 to 500 CE in Babylonia and the Land of Israel. Their legal discussions and debates were eventually codified in the Gemara...
ic Jewish sages eras (1st Amora Generation). He is accounted as one of the notable sages of these times, and was the son of Abba Karsala from Kafri in Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
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