'''Abba Arika''', the name of thc Babylonian 'amora (q.v.) of the 3rd century, who established at Sura the systematic study of the Rabbinic traditions which, using the [[Mishnah]] as text, led to the compilation of the [[Talmud]]. He is commonly known as Rab.
'''Abba Arika''', the name of the Babylonian 'amora (q.v.) of the 3rd century, who established at Sura the systematic study of the Rabbinic traditions which, using the [[Mishnah]] as text, led to the compilation of the [[Talmud]]. He is commonly known as Rab.
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Abba Arika, the name of the Babylonian 'amora (q.v.) of the 3rd century, who established at Sura the systematic study of the Rabbinic traditions which, using the Mishnah as text, led to the compilation of the Talmud. He is commonly known as Rab.