person · P0372
Rav Yitzchak bar Chananya מר רב יצחק בר מר חנניה
Gaon of Pumbedita from 833, seated by the nasi David ben Yehudah over the younger Yosef bar Ravrevai, whom he consoled with the precedent of Rabbah and Rav Yosef: "you will live and merit after me" — and he did.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב יצחק בר מר חנניה
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4593–4599 AM
- Academic
- gaon 833–839 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈56 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him, in the year [1]144 [833 CE], reigned Mar Rav Yitzchak bar Mar Chananya... Mar Rav Yitzchak said to him, 'Let it not grieve the judge of the gate, for we are as Rabbah and Rav Yosef; be assured you will live and merit after me' — and he reigned seven years."
Accession year per the Iggeret; the tenure is closed at the successor's stated accession.
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tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| No source names his teacher. Per this atlas's succession roster, Rav Yosef bar Shila and Rav Kahana bar Chaninai held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4558–4578 AM), making reception from them the likeliest reconstruction.
Derived by era-and-institution inference, not attested. The formative window is computed from this entry's schematic dates, hence the low confidence.
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reconstruction | ★☆☆☆☆ |