Abba ben Ammi

Rav Abba ben Rav Ammi ben Samuel (Hebrew: רב אבא בר אמי בן שמואל ; c. 799 - 872) was the Gaon of Pumbedita from 869 until his death in 872.

Biography

Born in about 799 to an affluent family. His grandfather, Rav Samuel ben Mar Mari was the Sura Gaon from 730-748 and a descendant of the Exilarchs.[1] He studied under the previous Gaon, Mattithiah ha-Kohen, who appointed Rav Abba as his successor in 869. Rav Abba served as the Pumbedita Gaon for two years and was succeeded by Zemah ben Paltoi. [2]

References
  1. "Abba ben Mar Ammi, Gaon of Pumbeditha". Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. Eliakim Carmoly, תולדות גדולי ישראל (History of the sages of Israel). Hebrew Books p. 4
Preceded by
Mattithiah ha-Kohen b. Ravrevay b. Hanina		 Gaon of the Pumbedita Academy
869-872		 Succeeded by
Zemah ben Paltoi
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