person · P0491
Rabbi Abba bar Zavda רבי אבא בר זבדא
Amora who studied in Bavel and became an elder of the Eretz Yisrael study halls (second–third generation); his mined chains all transmit Rav. No verified source states the reception expressly, so he carries no reception edge here.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רבי אבא בר זבדא
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A2
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 3990–4060 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 230–300 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The chain אמר רבי אבא בר זבדא אמר רב appears 14 times across the Bavli in this atlas's mining — every chain of his.
A consistent single-teacher transmission profile makes reception from Rav likely, but no source states it expressly — hence no edge.
|
rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rabbi Abba bar Zavda directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to Rav's circle, whose teachings he transmits.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
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reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |