R. Berekiah (or R. Berekhyah; , read as ''Rabbi Berekhyah'') was an '' Amora'' of the

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, of the fourth generation of the Amora era. He is known for his work on the

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, and there are many of his statements there, and many statements he delivered in the authority of other sages.

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Talmud rabbis of Syria Palaestina {{MEast-rabbi-stub