רב יעקב בר אבא Rav Yaakov bar Abba
Amora of Babylonia · 4th generation (c. 320–350 CE) — named 3 times across 3 tractates of the Bavli.
Rav Yaakov bar Abba, of the fourth Babylonian generation, is named three times, one apiece in Bava Metzia, Pesachim and Zevachim, and appears in the company of Rava and Abaye.
The roster marks the entry for review, and beyond his generation and those citations the reference tradition holds little about him that can be stated firmly.
Rarely cited.
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