Samuel of Nehardea
Samuel of Nehardea · Historical & Religious Figures
Babylonian sage, astronomer and physician; authority on civil law
c. 165, Nehardea, Babylonia — c. 257, Nehardea, Babylonia
Babylonia (present-day Iraq)
Samuel of Nehardea is recognized among Jewish contributors to Historical & Religious Figures — Babylonian sage, astronomer and physician; authority on civil law
Samuel of Nehardea (Mar Samuel) was a first-generation Babylonian amora and head of the academy at Nehardea, a leading authority whose rulings shaped Talmudic civil law — the principle 'the law of the kingdom is law' is attributed to him. He was also a noted physician and astronomer who worked on the fixing of the Hebrew calendar. He was one of the foremost Jewish sages of the Talmudic era.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Babylonian sage, astronomer and physician; authority on civil law
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
