Rabbi Hilkiah ( Hebrew: רבי חלקיה) was an '' Amora'' of the

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of the fourth generation of the Amoraic era. He was an Aggadist and his teachings mostly dealt with this issue. R. Hilkiah is mentioned dozens of times in the Jerusalem Talmud and the '' Midrash Aggadah'', and once in the Babylonian Talmud. He was the pupil of R. Pinchas and a colleague of R.

Shimon ben Pazi Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi, also known as Rabbi Simon, was an amora of the third generation. He was a student of Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi. He is commonly called Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi in the Babylonian Talmud, and Rabbi Simon in the J ...

. The ''Midrash'' mentions a sage called Isaac ben Rabbi Hilkiah, who may very well be his son.

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30:3; Margaliot edition: "''Isaac b. Hakola''"

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