Rav Zevid
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Rav Zevid (or Rav Zebid; Hebrew: רב זביד (השני) (died 385 CE), read as Rav Zevid Ha-Sheni, lit. "Rav Zevid II") was an Amora of Babylon of the fourth and fifth generation of the Amora era.
Biography
He was a disciple of
He was a contemporary of
R. Johanan
had decided to the contrary, and that as the authorities thus stood two to one, the law would have to be interpreted according to the majority. Zebid said, however, "Do not listen to him, for Abaye decided according to R. Johanan"; whereupon the people of the exilarch forced Zebid to drink a cup of vinegar, which caused his death.
R. Ḥinena b. R. Iḳa is recorded as his opponent in halakhic decisions.[5] Zebid particularly explained to his pupils the baraitot of R. Hoshaiah or Oshaya.[6]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "ZEBID". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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