Abba ben Ammi
Rav Abba ben Rav Ammi ben Samuel (Hebrew: רב אבא בר אמי בן שמואל ; c. 799 - 872) was the Gaon of Pumbedita from 869 until his death in 872.
Biography[]
Born in about 799 to an affluent family. His grandfather, was the Sura Gaon from 730-748 and a descendant of the Exilarchs.[1] He studied under the previous Gaon, , who appointed Rav Abba as his successor in 869. Rav Abba served as the Pumbedita Gaon for two years and was succeeded by Zemah ben Paltoi. [2]
References[]
- ^ "Abba ben Mar Ammi, Gaon of Pumbeditha". Retrieved 2020-05-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Eliakim Carmoly, תולדות גדולי ישראל (History of the sages of Israel). Hebrew Books p. 4
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