Judah bar Ezekiel
Judah bar Ezekiel (220–299 CE) (Hebrew: יהודה בן יחזקאל); often known as Rav Yehudah,[1] was a Babylonian amora of the 2nd generation.
Biography[edit]
Judah was the most prominent disciple of Rav, in whose house he often stayed, and whose son Hiyya b. Rav was his pupil.[2] After Rav's death Judah went to Samuel of Nehardea, who esteemed him highly and called him "Shinena"[3] (= "sharpwitted", or "he with the long teeth"[4]). He remained with Samuel until he founded a school of his own at Pumbedita. He died there in 299 CE.[5]
Judah was celebrated for his piety, and it is related that whenever he ordained a fast in time of drought rain fell.[6]
His sons Isaac and Judah also became known as rabbis.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Judah b. Ezekiel". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. It has the following bibliography:
