| land of israel |
babylonia |
| FIRST GENERATION |
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| Elder |
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| Ḥiyya (2nd–3rd century ce) |
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| Bar Kappara (3rd century) |
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| Levi bar Sisi (3rd century) |
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| Ḥaninah bar Ḥama (2nd–3rd century) |
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| Younger |
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| Yannai (known as Rabbah, “the Great,” or Sabba, “the Elder”; 3rd century) |
Rav (Abba Arikha, “the Tall”; died ca. 248) |
| Yehoshua ben Levi (of Lydda; 3rd century) |
Mar Shemuel (died ca. 254) |
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| SECOND GENERATION |
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| Yoḥanan (ca. 240–279) |
Yehudah ben Yeḥezkel (d. 291) |
| Simeon ben Lakhish (d. ca. 275) |
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| THIRD GENERATION |
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| Yosi bar Ḥanina |
Rabba bar Naḥmani (d. ca. 321) |
| Abbahu (ca. 300) |
Yosef (d. 333) |
| Eleazar ben Pedat (3rd century) |
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| Ammi bar Natan (ca. 279) |
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| Assi (3rd century) |
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| Ze‘era (3rd century) |
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| FOURTH GENERATION |
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| Ḥaggai |
Abbayei (ca. 278–338) |
| Yirmiyahu ben Abba (4th century) |
Rava (Abba ben Yosef bar Hama; 4th century) |
| Yonah (4th century) |
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| Yosa |
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| Aḥa |
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| FIFTH GENERATION |
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| Mana |
Papa (d. 376) |
| Yose bar Abin |
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| Ḥizkiya |
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| SIXTH GENERATION |
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Ashi (ca. 335–427) |
| SEVENTH GENERATION |
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Yemar |
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Mar bar R. Ashi |