person · P0399 · amoraim · generation A4
Rabbi Yirmiyah רבי ירמיה
Bavel-born amora who ascended to Eretz Yisrael and studied before Rabbi Zeira (fourth generation), famous for boundary-testing questions that once had him put out of the study hall. His chains transmit Rabbi Yochanan and Reish Lakish — school transmission, a generation removed.
Who
- Hebrew
- רבי ירמיה
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A4
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Zeira
- Teachers
- Rabbi Zeira
When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4040–4110 AM (schematic)
- Civil (computed)
- 4035–4110 AM · 275–350 CE
- Academic
- c. 280–350 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbi Yirmiyah sat before Rabbi Zeira — רבי ירמיה הוה יתיב קמיה דרבי זירא — the Bavli's standard picture of the two, teacher and student. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| His chains in the Bavli transmit Reish Lakish (9 occurrences in this atlas's mining), Rabbi Yochanan (9), and Shmuel (4), all of whom died before his prime — school transmission that carries no reception edge. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Yirmiyah directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to Rabbi Zeira's generation, before whom he sat.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |