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Raframi. (ben Papa)

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Babylonian amora of the fourth century. In his youth he was a pupil of R. Ḥisda (Shab. 82a), in whose name he transmits various halakic and haggadic sayings (Ber. 26b; Shab. 81a; 'Er. 83a; Ta'an. 13a; Ḳid. 81b; Ber. 8a, 59a). He succeeded Rab Dimi as head of the school in Pumbedita. He died, according to Abraham ibn Daud, in 387; according to Sherira Gaon, in 395.

Bibliography:
  • Abraham ibn Daud, Sefer ha-Kabbalah, in Neubauer, M. J. C. 1:59;
  • Sherira Gaon, ib. 1:32;
  • Heilprin, Seder ha-Dorot, 2:314;
  • Weiss, Dor, 3:207;
  • Halevy, Dorot ha-Rishonim, 3:85-89.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Raframi. (ben Papa)'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​r/raframi-ben-papa.html. 1901.
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