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Rabbah bar Nachmani (c. 270
270

Events...
-c. 330
330

Events...
) was a Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
ist known as an amora
Amora

Amora , 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....
, who lived in Babylonia
Babylonia

Babylonia was a state in Lower Mesopotamia , Babylon as its franklin. Babylonia emerged when Hammurabi created an empire out of the territories of the former kingdoms of Sumer and Akkad....
, known throughout the Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
 simply as Rabbah.

Rabbah was born into a priestly family, and studied at both the academies in Sura
Sura (city)

Sura was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agriculture produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley....
 and Pumbedita
Pumbedita

Pumbedita was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud....
. He was a great scholar, renowned for his abilities to argue texts, resolve contradictions, and find applications, which gave him the nickname of "oker harim" or 'uprooter of mountains', as the Talmud says that when he was in argument, he got so worked up that he appeared to pick up mountains and grind them against each other.






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Rabbah bar Nachmani (c. 270
270

Events...
-c. 330
330

Events...
) was a Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
ish Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
ist known as an amora
Amora

Amora , 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....
, who lived in Babylonia
Babylonia

Babylonia was a state in Lower Mesopotamia , Babylon as its franklin. Babylonia emerged when Hammurabi created an empire out of the territories of the former kingdoms of Sumer and Akkad....
, known throughout the Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
 simply as Rabbah.

Rabbah was born into a priestly family, and studied at both the academies in Sura
Sura (city)

Sura was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agriculture produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley....
 and Pumbedita
Pumbedita

Pumbedita was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud....
. He was a great scholar, renowned for his abilities to argue texts, resolve contradictions, and find applications, which gave him the nickname of "oker harim" or 'uprooter of mountains', as the Talmud says that when he was in argument, he got so worked up that he appeared to pick up mountains and grind them against each other. His specialty was the laws of ritual purity
Ritual purification

Ritual purification is a feature of many religions. The aim of these rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type of activity, and especially prior to the worship of a deity....
, and he was also an exceptional teacher. He used to start every lecture with a joke or funny anecdote
Anecdote

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 to get his students in a good mood.

Rabbah succeeded Judah ben Ezekiel
Judah ben Ezekiel

Judah ben Ezekiel , also known as Rav Yehuda, was a Jews of Babylonia amora of the 2nd generation. He was the most prominent disciple of Rav , in whose house he often stayed, and whose son Hiyya was his pupil ....
 as head of the academy of Pumbedita
Pumbedita

Pumbedita was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud....
 and held the post until his death. The academy achieved its height under his leadership and he attracted many new students to the academy. During the kallah months he is said to have attracted as many as 12,000 students.

He is also said to have lived in poverty, but little else is known about his private life. He died when the Persian king sent bailiff
Bailiff

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s to seize him for his failure to pay taxes. He fled from city to city and finally into a forest where his body was found in a thicket.

Rabbah was hated by the scholars of Pumbedita
Pumbedita

Pumbedita was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud....
 for his outspokenness, but loved by his students. The Talmud records that after his death, he was eulogized
Eulogy

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 for seven days. His nephew was the great scholar Abaye
Abaye

Abaye was a Rabbi of the Jewish Talmud who lived in Babylonia [???], known as an amora [?????] born about the close of the third century; died 339 ....
, who was raised by Rabbah as Abaye
Abaye

Abaye was a Rabbi of the Jewish Talmud who lived in Babylonia [???], known as an amora [?????] born about the close of the third century; died 339 ....
 was an orphan. He was succeeded by his son as well, also called Rabbah. Both Rabbah and his nephew Abaye
Abaye

Abaye was a Rabbi of the Jewish Talmud who lived in Babylonia [???], known as an amora [?????] born about the close of the third century; died 339 ....
  lived 60 years-both being descendants of the House of Eli over whom was the curse to die in the prime of life []