person · P0373
Rav Yosef bar Ravrevai מר רב יוסף בר מר רבי
Gaon of Pumbedita from 839, grandson of Rav Abba (Sherira's ancestral house) — the long-waiting av beit din who received the chair at last, for two years.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- מר רב יוסף בר מר רבי
- Era
- geonim
II. When
- Traditional
- gaon of Pumbedita 4599–4601 AM
- Academic
- gaon 839–841 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈52 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Pumbedita
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "And after him, this Mar Rav Yosef bar Mar Rabbi, in the year [1]150 [839 CE], and he reigned two 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 Avraham bar Sherira and Rav Kahana bar Chaninai held the headship of his academy during his formative window (c. 4564–4584 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 | ★☆☆☆☆ |