אביי Abaye
Amora of Babylonia · 4th generation (c. 320–350 CE) — named 3,082 times across 37 tractates of the Bavli.
Abaye, of the fourth Babylonian generation, headed the academy at Pumbedita. Orphaned of both parents at birth, he was raised by his uncle Rabbah bar Nachmani, who was also his teacher along with Rav Yosef, and by the nurse whose homely wisdom he quotes throughout the Talmud as things my mother told me. Rav Papa learned from him.
His disputes with Rava are the spine of the Talmud; a page of Gemara without them is unusual, and the two are named together in more than five hundred passages of this corpus. The law follows Rava in all but six of their disagreements, which is exactly why Abaye's arguments must be understood — the Talmud keeps the losing side because the reasoning is the lesson. He is remembered also for a gentleness that made him beloved, and for the care with which he sought peace with every person he met.
Head of Pumbedita; the disputes of Abaye and Rava are the Talmud's spine.
- Studied under
- רבהRabbah bar Nachmaniרב יוסףRav Yosef bar Chiya
- Taught
- רב פפאRav Papa
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