person · P0483
Rabbi Yaakov (amora) רבי יעקב
Amora known in the Bavli's chains by the stam name רבי יעקב, transmitting Rabbi Yochanan and Rav Chisda. The bare name is not securely identifiable with any single patronymed Rabbi Yaakov; this entry exists to carry the chains and wears its uncertainty openly.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי יעקב
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A4
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4030–4100 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 270–340 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chains under the plain name רבי יעקב transmit Rabbi Yochanan (17 occurrences in this atlas's mining) and Rav Chisda (5). | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| The stam name רבי יעקב cannot be securely matched to any one of the several patronymed Rabbi Yaakovs (bar Idi, bar Abba, of Nehar Pekod…); this entry is the chain-tradent only, and no biographical detail should be hung on it. | reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ | |
| No source dates this Rabbi Yaakov directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to the generations of Rabbi Yochanan and Rav Chisda, whom the chains quote.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |