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Rafram II.
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Babylonian amora of the seventh generation; he was a pupil of R. Ashi, to whom he frequently addressed questions (Ket. 95b; Giṭ. 42a), and a colleague of Rabina II. (Yoma 78a). He succeeded R. Gebiha as head of the Academy of Pumbedita, and held that position from 433 until his death in 443 (Sherira, in Neubauer, "M. J. C." 1:34; Abraham ibn Daud, ib. 1:61).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Rafram II.'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/r/rafram-ii.html. 1901.