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Samuel bar Abba
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(d. 257) Talmudic sage, resident of Nahrdea, Babylonia, a contemporary of Rav. In his youth, Samuel studied in Tiberias, Israel, at the Torah academy of Rabbi Judah the Prince. He later returned to his Babylon, and became the principal of the academy in Nahardea. The Talmud records many examples of Samuel's proficiency in economics, medicine, zoology, astronomy and calendric science.
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Entry for 'Samuel bar Abba'. Chabad Knowledge Base. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ckb/s/samuel-bar-abba.html. 2012.