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Abba of Acre
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish talmudist”. Today it says “amora from acre who flourished at the end of the 3rd century”.
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Abba of Acre ( Jewish Babylonian Aramaic : אבא דמן עכו , romanized: Abba d'min Akko ) was an amora from Acre who flourished at the end of the 3rd century. He was greatly respected by Rabbi Abbahu and praised as an example of modesty.
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Then
jewish talmudist
Now
amora from acre who flourished at the end of the 3rd century
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