Rabbah Jose
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Rabban Yosi [1](Hebrew: רבה יוסי, read as Rava Yossi; Also cited as רב יוסף,[2] English: R. Joseph;[2] or רב יוסי,[3] or רבה יוסף,[3] other variations listed below) was a Babylonian rabbi, considered to belong to the eighth generation of amoraim, and to be one of the early savoraim.
Biography
He headed the
Savora arrangement of the Talmud had started. He was a student of Rabbah Tosafa'ah
.
Alternative names
Rabbah Jose is cited under many alternative names, so much so that it is unclear what was his original name. There is even dispute among the scholars whether all the alternative names that are cited in different texts actually refer to the same person or not. The names include:
- Abba Jose [4] (אבא יוסי [4])
- רבה בר יוסף [3]
- רבי יוסי [citation needed]
- R. Assi [5] (רבי אסי [5])
- Rabbah [6] (רבה [6])
- R. Joseph of Be-Hatim [7](רב יוסף מבי חתים [7]); or Rabbah Joseph of Be-Hatim [7](רבה יוסף מבי חתים[7])
References
- Erubin 71b; Rishonim and Acharonim versions; Judah B. Barzilai "Sefer-Ha-Itim"; שערי תורת בבל - רבינוביץ, זאב וואלף, hebrewbooks.org
- ^ Erubin11a
- ^ , hebrewbooks.org
- ^ Menahot33b
- ^ Chullin 58b;שערי תורת בבל - רבינוביץ, זאב וואלף, hebrewbooks.org
- ^ Erubin71b;
- ^ Sherira Gaon;& Rafael Halperin, "Tree of Life", Vol. 4
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