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Amemar ( ) was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon , of the fifth and sixth generation of the Amora era. He is accounted as one of the most prominent sages of his generation and the Headman to his town's sages, Nehardea . Among his disciples, one may find the most prominent sages of the sixth generation of the Amoras , among them: Rav Ashi , the head of the academy of Sura , who became Amemar's " Fellow Student ", and R. Nathan , the Exilarch . Among his colleagues: Mar Zutra and Rav Ashi , and many times the Talmud records all three of them together. Initially, his hometown was Nehardea , but later he moved to Mahuza , where he also served as a Dayan , religious Judge. v t e1
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Amemar ( ) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim .His name is a compound word, formed of the personal name "Ami" and the title "Mar" ("master"). compare Arukh under the word "Abaye"
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Amemar ( ) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim . His name is a compound word, formed of the personal name "Ami" and the title "Mar" ("master"). compare Arukh under the word "Abaye"
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Babylonian rabbi of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim Not to be confused with Amemar bar Mar Yanuka .Amemar ( Hebrew : אַמֵּימָר , romanized : ʾammēmār ) was a Babylonian rabbi of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim .His name is a compound word formed from the personal name Ammi and the title Mar "master".
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish amora sage of babylon”. Today it says “babylonian rabbi of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “For the seventh and eighth generation Amora sage of Babylon , with a similar name, see”. It now reads “Babylonian rabbi of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim”. Read the current article and compare.
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jewish amora sage of babylon
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babylonian rabbi of the fifth and sixth generation of amoraim
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