person · P0347
Mar Rav Rabbah (of Pumbedita) מר רב רבה
Gaon of Pumbedita "in whose days they enacted to give a get immediately" to a woman demanding divorce — the famous takkanat hamoredet, the succession's first great geonic enactment.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב רבה
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita, order-only (the get enactment in his days)
- Academic
- fl. mid-7th century CE
- Precision
- unknown
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him, Mar Rav Rabbah, in whose days they enacted to give a get immediately, unlike the teaching of the daughter-in-law of Rabbi Zevid; and in his days Mar Rav Huna the gaon was in Sura."
Order-only in the Iggeret: no years are given for this stretch, so the role carries none. Later chronicles date the get enactment c. 650/651 CE; the year is theirs, not the Iggeret's.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ |