R. Abin (I) (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: רבי אבין) was a Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel, of the third generation of Amoraim.

Biography

He was one of R.

Yochanan bar Nafcha :''See Johanan (name) for more rabbis by this name''. Johanan bar Nappaha ( he, יוחנן בר נפחא Yoḥanan bar Nafḥa; alt. sp. Napaḥa) (also known simply as Rabbi Yochanan, or as Johanan bar Nafcha) (lived 180-279 CE) was a leading r ...

's most prominent pupils. As a young man he even managed to study under

Judah ha-Nasi Judah ha-Nasi ( he, יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא‎, ''Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ‎''; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince) or Judah I, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the ''Mis ...

, and had delivered statements in his name. However, he acquired most of his

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knowledge from his principle teacher R. Yochanan bar Nafcha. Abin's sayings are mentioned many times in the

Babylonian Talmud The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law ('' halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the cen ...

, mainly as an

halakhic ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical comman ...

inquiry (

:בעי). As he lived in the Land of Israel, he is also cited frequently in the

Jerusalem Talmud The Jerusalem Talmud ( he, תַּלְמוּד יְרוּשַׁלְמִי, translit=Talmud Yerushalmi, often for short), also known as the Palestinian Talmud or Talmud of the Land of Israel, is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century ...

. His son was

Jose ben Abin Jose b. Abin ( he, יוסי בר אבין, read as Yossi baron ofAbin (Yer. Talmud); or alternative name recorded in the B. Talmud: Jose, the son of R. Boon un'', in Hebrew: יוסי ברבי בון, read as ''Yossi BeRabbi on of RabbiBon'') was a ...

. Among the ''amoraim'' named "Abin", R. Abin is the only one who is known simply by his name. In contrast, Babylonian ''amoraim'' name Abin have another nickname or epithet attached to their name, for example R.

Abin Naggara The Brazilian Intelligence Agency ( pt, Agência Brasileira de Inteligência, ABIN) is the main intelligence agency in Brazil. ABIN's mission is to ensure that the Federal Executive has access to knowledge related to the security of the State a ...

(the father of Idi b. Abin Abin Naggara and

Hiyya b. Abin Naggara Rav Hiyya bar Abin Naggara (or Hiyya bar Abin, or Hiyya ben Abin; other uses: instead of "Abin" - "Avin"; Hebrew: רב חייא בר אבין) was a Babylonian rabbi of the fourth generation of amoraim. He was the son of R. Abin Naggara, who likel ...

) and

Rabin Rabin is a Hebrew surname. It originates from the Hebrew word ''rav'' meaning Rabbi, or from the name of the specific Rabbi Abin. The most well known bearer of the name was Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and Nobel Peace prize Laureate. ...

(whose real name was "R. Abin", as cited in the Jerusalem Talmud). Among his colleagues was

Jeremiah (I) R. Jeremiah (Hebrew: רבי ירמיה) was a Tanna sage of the last generation and an Amora sage of the first generation, active in the Land of Israel during the transition period between the Tannaic and Amora sages eras. The Talmud The ...

, who was one of the elders pupils of Yochanan bar Nafcha, and said to R.

Abbahu Rabbi Abbahu ( he, אבהו) was a Jew and Talmudist of the Talmudic Academies in Syria Palaestina from about 279-320 and is counted a member of the third generation of Amoraim. He is sometimes cited as Rabbi Abbahu of Kisrin (Caesarea). Biogr ...

that for this reason his and

, Abin I, and R. Measha's opinions should be preferred over the opinions of R.

, R.

Isaac Nappaha Rabbi Isaac Nappaha (Hebrew ''Rabbi Yitzhak Nappaḥa'', רבי יצחק נפחא), or Isaac the smith, was a rabbi of the 3rd-4th centuries (second generation of Amoraim) who lived in the Galilee. Name He is found under the name "Nappaha" only in ...

, and R.

Hanina bar Papi Hanina bar Papi, or Hanina bar Pappai, (Hebrew חנינא בר פפי) was a third generation Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel. It is possible that he is the same person as Hanina ben Pappa who is frequently mentioned in Talmudic stories ...

Bava Batra Bava Batra (also Baba Batra; Talmudic Aramaic: בָּבָא בַּתְרָא "The Last Gate") is the third of the three Talmudic tractates in the Talmud in the order Nezikin; it deals with a person's responsibilities and rights as the owner of p ...

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People with similar names

For the 4th generation Amora traveler, see R. Abin (amora). For the 4th generation Amora sages of Babylon, see

Idi b. Abin Naggara Rav Idi bar Abin Naggara (or Idi bar Abin, or Idi ben Abin, or Rav Idi b. Avin (I), or Ada bar Abin) was a Jewish Babylonian rabbi who lived around 350 CE (fourth generation of amoraim). Biography He was the son of R. Abin Naggara, who likely wo ...

, or their Father of the 3d generation:

. For the fifth generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel, see

(his son). For the 6th generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel, see Samuel b. Jose b. Boon (his grandson). Some commentators distinguish Abin I from Abin of N'shiqya, mentioned b. Shabbat 121b. Other translate that passage. " . . . traveled from N'shiqya to the house of Abin".

References

Talmud rabbis of the Land of Israel {{Israel-rabbi-stub