Rav Aha bar Jacob (or R. Aha bar Ya'akov; he, רבי אחא בר יעקב) was an
Babylonian rabbi of the third and fourth generations of
Amoraim.
He was one of the disciples of
Rav Huna
Rav Huna (Hebrew: רב הונא) was a Jewish Talmudist and Exilarch who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the second generation and head of the Academy of Sura; he was born about 216 (212 according to Gratz) and died in 296-297 (608 of ...
. He was also one of the prominent
Jewish
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leaders of
Papunia. In the
Talmud
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it is said that he was a man of great piety and a great scholar.
[ Sukkah 38; Erubin 63]
References
Talmud rabbis of Babylonia
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