Rav Shizbi
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R.Shezbi(or R.Shezbi;Hebrew:רב שיזבי) was aBabylonianrabbi, of the fourth generation ofamoraim.
Biography[edit]
It is told thatRav Chisdawas accustomed to pass the house of Rav Shizbi's father (according to another version: his father-in-law), and seeing the observance ofShabbat candles,he stated: "a great men will issue hence" (since it is stated that "He who habitually practises [the lighting of] the lamp will possess scholarly sons" ), and indeed he had Rav Shizbi.[1]Indeed,Ravawould eventually describe Shizbi as being a "great man".[2]
Later Shizbi became a pupil ofRav Chisda,but also debatedHalakhabeforeRabbah.
Aaron Hyman[3]suggests he moved to theLand of Israelfor a short period of time, where he studiedTorahunderYochanan bar Nafcha.[4]
One should distinguish between this Rav Shizbi, and Rav Shizbi II, who was a pupil ofRava.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Babylonian Talmud,Shabbat23b
- ^Babylonian Talmud,Gittin 55b
- ^Toledot tannaʿim ve-amoraʾim,p. 1110
- ^Babylonian Talmud,TractateBava Batra,135b
- ^Babylonian Talmud,TractateBava Metzia,114b
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