Yadua the Babylonian

Yadua the Babylonian (Hebrew: ידוע הבבלי, translit: Yadua HaBavli) was a 2nd-century tanna of the fifth generation. He was born in Babylonia but subsequently moved to Syria Palæstina, becoming the pupil of Rabbi Meir,[1][2] a prominent rabbi[3] and student of the Acher (Elisha ben Avuyah), one of the leading tannaim who became a heretic.[4]

References

  1. Raphael Halperin (1985). Aṭlas ʻets-ḥayim. Heḳdesh Ruaḥ Yaʻaḳov. p. 203. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. Nachman Zevi Getzow (1878). על נהרות בבל. בדפוס מ. לוינסקי. p. 105. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. http://cojs.org/cojswiki/The_Tannaitic_Academies
  4. http://www.torah.org/learning/rabbis-notebook/5765/vayera.html#
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