Abaye
Abaye · Historical & Religious Figures
Babylonian Amora whose legal debates with Rava shape Talmudic reasoning
c. 280, Babylonia — c. 337, Pumbedita, Babylonia
Babylonia (Pumbedita)
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Abaye was a Babylonian amora and head of the academy of Pumbedita whose sustained legal debates with his colleague Rava are quoted throughout the Talmud. Their disputes — 'the discussions of Abaye and Rava' — became a byword for rigorous Talmudic reasoning, and in nearly all cases the law follows Rava. He was a foundational Jewish sage of the Talmudic era.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Babylonian Amora whose legal debates with Rava shape Talmudic reasoning
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
