person · P0497 · amoraim · generation A3
Rav Chiya bar Avin רב חייא בר אבין
Bavel amora (third generation) whose chains transmit Shmuel, Rabbi Yochanan, Rav Huna, and Rav — a wide tradent profile spanning both lands' schools. The printed text titles him both רב and רבי; both spellings are one person here.
Who
- Hebrew
- רב חייא בר אבין
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A3
When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4010–4080 AM (schematic)
- Civil (computed)
- 4005–4080 AM · 245–320 CE
- Academic
- c. 250–320 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| His chains in the Bavli transmit Shmuel (8 occurrences in this atlas's mining), Rabbi Yochanan (7), Rav Huna (6), and Rav (5). | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rav Chiya bar Avin directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to the schools whose teachings he transmits.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
|
reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |