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Samuel ben Jonah
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Palestinian amora of the fourth century. He is perhaps identical with Samuel ben Inijah or Inia (). Samuel ben Jonah once gave an opinion concerning Samuel ben Naḥman's system of calculating the advent of the new moon (Pesiḳ. R. 54b). Samuel ben Inia transmitted traditions of Aḥa (Yer. Ber. 3d; Yoma 51b; Eccl. R. 9:7) on the triple designation of Daniel as "Ḥamudot." (Daniel 9, ).
Bibliography:- Bacher, Ag. Pal. Amor. 2:478; 3:111,112,115,118,152.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Samuel ben Jonah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​s/samuel-ben-jonah.html. 1901.