Rav Aha b. Rava (or Rav Aha b'reih deRava; he, רב אחא בריה דרבא) was a
Babylonia
Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. ...
n rabbi (sixth and seventh generation of
amoraim
''Amoraim'' (Aramaic language, Aramaic: plural or , singular ''Amora'' or ''Amoray''; "those who say" or "those who speak over the people", or "spokesmen") refers to Jewish scholars of the period from about 200 to 500 Common Era, CE, who "sai ...
).
Biography
His name indicates that he was the son of Rava. Some believe this was the famous
Rava Rava may refer to:
Biographical
* Bishnu Prasad Rabha, multifaceted artist and revolutionary singer of Assam
* Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama (born 280), a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, always known by the honorific name ''Raba,'' ''Rava, ...
who argued with
Abaye; others say it was a different Rava.
His teachers included
Rav Kahana III ''For other Amoraic sages of Babylonia with the name "Rav Kahana", see Rav Kahana.''
Rav Kahana (III) ( he, רב כהנא מפום נהרא, read as ''Rav Kahana Me-Pum-Nahara'', lit. "Rabbi Kahana of Pum-Nahara"; appearing in the Talmud merely as ...
,
Rav Ashi,
Amemar, and
Mar Zutra. His colleagues included
Ravina I. After Mar Zutra's death, he took Mar Zutra's place as head of the
Pumbedita
Pumbedita (sometimes Pumbeditha, Pumpedita, or Pumbedisa; arc, פוּמְבְּדִיתָא ''Pūmbəḏīṯāʾ'', "The Mouth of the River,") was an ancient city located near the modern-day city of Fallujah, Iraq. It is known for having hosted t ...
yeshiva.
He is recorded as debating the behavior of
ants, criticizing the methodology of an experiment which R'
Shimon ben Halafta had performed to determine their social patterns.
Chullin 57b
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References
Talmud rabbis of Babylonia
Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita
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