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Rabai of Rob

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Youngest sabora of the first generation; succeeded R. Simona as head of the Academy of Pumbedita; died in 550. Sherira says of him, "It is said that he was a gaon." This, however, does not mean that he was the first gaon. Sherira uses the term "gaon" as equivalent to "head of a school," for he says of R. Jose also, the last of the Amoraim, that he was a gaon, though in his case it can mean only "head of a school."

Bibliography:
  • Sherira, in Neubauer, M. J. C. 1:34-35;
  • Grätz, Gesch. 5:7, note 2;
  • Halevy, Dorot ha-Rishonim, 3:27-30.
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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Rabai of Rob'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​r/rabai-of-rob.html. 1901.
 
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