Rabbah bar Abuha

He was a student of Rav,Sanhedrin 63a; Shabbat 129b, 130b; Eruvin 75b, 85a, 86a; Gittin 62b; and many other passages and resided at Nehardea of Babylonia. He was the teacher and father-in-law of Rav Nachman. After Nehardea had been destroyed by Papa ben Neser in 259, he moved to Shekunzib (Hinzebu), and then again moved to Shilhe, then to Mahuza,Letter of Sherira, l.c. p. 29 where he settled along with Rav Nachman, and became a religious judge. There are allusions to a number of decisions and rulings made by him while at Mahuza.Yevamot 115b; Shabbat 59b; Eruvin 26a

He was related to the house of the exilarchsLetter of Sherira Gaon, in Neubauer, "M. J. C." i. 23; Halevy, "Dorot ha-Rishonim," ii. 412 and is even said to have been an exilarch himself.Weiss, "Dor," iii. 176; Bacher, "Ag. Bab. Amor." p. 46 Sherira Gaon claimed to be a descendant of his, and of the Davidic line.B. Talmud, Yebamoth 115b; Erubin 26a

According to legend, Rabbah was a friend of the prophet Elijah,Megillah 15b; Bava Metzia 114a,b who gave him leaves from paradise, so that he became rich.Bava Metzia 114a,b

A descendent was Sherira ben Hanina

Rabbah was not a prominent teacher; and he himself admitted that he was not thoroughly versed even in the four orders of the Mishnah, which were generally studied in the schools.Bava Metzia 114b Some of his interpretations of various mishnaic passages have been preserved,e.g., Berachot 53b; Shabbat 57a; Shevuot 49b as well as confirmations of earlier halakhote.g., Bava Kamma 46b; Shabbat 149a and halakhic decisions of his own.e.g., Berachot 21b; Shabbat 76b; Bava Metzia 91b

• The commandment to love one's neighborLeviticus 19:18 must be observed even in the execution of a criminal, since he should be granted as easy a death as possible.Ketuvot 37b

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