Abin I
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- For the 6th generation AmoraAmoraAmoraim , 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...
sage of the Land of IsraelLand of IsraelThe 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...
, see Samuel b. Jose b. BoonSamuel b. Jose b. BoonSamuel b. Jose b. Boon was a Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel, of the sixth generation of the Amora era...
(his grandson). - For the 4th generation AmoraAmoraAmoraim , 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...
sages of BabylonBabylonBabylon 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...
, see Idi b. Abin Abin Naggara & Hiyya b. Abin NaggaraHiyya b. Abin NaggaraHe acquired his Torah knoelege from from R. Amram, reported statements in his name, and also studied under Rav Huna and Rav Chisda along with his brother. He also reported statements both in the name of Abba Arika and Samuel of Nehardea. He spent a period of time in the Land of Israel, where he...
or their Father of the 3d generation: Abin Naggara
R. Abin (I) (Hebrew: רבי אבין) was a Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel
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...
of the third generation of the Amoraic era. He was one of R. Yochanan bar Nafcha
Yochanan bar Nafcha
Rabbi Yochanan ;...
's most prominent pupils. As a young man he even managed to study under Judah ha-Nasi, and had delivered statementsin his name. However, he acquired most of his Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
knowelege from his Teacher par excellence , R. Yochanan bar Nafcha. Abin's sayings are mentioned many times in the 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...
Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
, mainly as an Halkhaic inquiry (Hebrew :בעי), and as an Amora of the Land of Israel he is cited frequently in the Jerusalem Talmud
Jerusalem Talmud
The Jerusalem Talmud, talmud meaning "instruction", "learning", , is a collection of Rabbinic notes on the 2nd-century Mishnah which was compiled in the Land of Israel during the 4th-5th century. The voluminous text is also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmud de-Eretz Yisrael...
. His son was Jose ben Abin
Jose ben Abin
Jose b. Abin ; or alternative name recorded in the B. Talmud: Jose, the son of R. Boon [Bun], in Hebrew: יוסי ברבי בון, read as Yossi BeRabbi[Son of Rabbi] Bon) was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora of the fifth generation who lived in the Galilee in the Land of Israel. He was the son of...
.
R. Abin is the only Amora sage among the rest of the Amora sages who are also called "Abin" - that was called so not as an appellation or an epithet, unlike the rest of the Amora sages who lived 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...
, such as R. Abin Naggara the father of Idi b. Abin Abin Naggara and Hiyya b. Abin Naggara
Hiyya b. Abin Naggara
He acquired his Torah knoelege from from R. Amram, reported statements in his name, and also studied under Rav Huna and Rav Chisda along with his brother. He also reported statements both in the name of Abba Arika and Samuel of Nehardea. He spent a period of time in the Land of Israel, where he...
, or unlike Rabin whose real name was "R. Abin", as cited in the Jerusalem Talmud.
Among his colleague was Jeremiah (I)
Jeremiah (I)
R. Jeremiah was a Tanna sage of the last generation and an Amora sage of the first generation, active in the Land of Israel during the transition period between the Tannaic and Amora sages eras. In Tractate Sukkah it is storied that that one of his pupils was a sage called Hezekiah, R...
, who was one of the elders pupils of Yochanan bar Nafcha, and said to R. Abbahu
Abbahu
Abbahu was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, who lived in the Land of Israel, of the 3rd amoraic generation , sometimes cited as R. Abbahu of Caesarea . His rabbinic education was acquired mainly at Tiberias, in the academy presided over by R. Johanan, with whom his relations were almost...
that for this reason his and Jeremiah (I)
Jeremiah (I)
R. Jeremiah was a Tanna sage of the last generation and an Amora sage of the first generation, active in the Land of Israel during the transition period between the Tannaic and Amora sages eras. In Tractate Sukkah it is storied that that one of his pupils was a sage called Hezekiah, R...
, Abin I, and R. Measha's opinions should be preferred over the opinions of R. Abbahu
Abbahu
Abbahu was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, who lived in the Land of Israel, of the 3rd amoraic generation , sometimes cited as R. Abbahu of Caesarea . His rabbinic education was acquired mainly at Tiberias, in the academy presided over by R. Johanan, with whom his relations were almost...
, R. Isaac Nappaha, and R. Hanina b. Papi .