Baba Rabba

Baba Rabba , literally "The Great Gate", was one of the greatest of the Samaritan high priests . He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth century CE. The son of the Samaritan high priest Nethanel, Baba Rabba was probably born in Shechem . Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer and together with the scholar Marqah helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have had connections with the Roman authorities, and may have exercised some temporal authority over the Samaritan community, which appears to have been relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople . Baba Rabba's reign is remembered as a golden age by Samaritans to this day. Tales of his piety and miracle-working are a mainstay of Samaritan folklore.

Baba Rabba , literally "The Great Father", was one of the greatest of the Samaritan High Priests . He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth century AD. The son of the Samaritan high priest Nethanel, Baba Rabba was probably born in Shechem . Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer and together with the scholar Marqah helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have had connections with the Roman authorities, and may have exercised some temporal authority over the Samaritan community, which appears to have been relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople . Baba Rabba's reign is remembered as a golden age by Samaritans to this day. Tales of his piety and miracle-working are a mainstay of Samaritan folklore.

Baba Rabba ( Samaritan Aramaic : ࠁࠢࠁࠢࠀ ࠓࠠࠁࠠࠄ bābāʾ råbbå , literally "Great Father"), was one of the greatest of the Samaritan High Priests . He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth centuries CE; Cohen puts his birth at 288 and his death at 328. The son of the Samaritan High Priest Nethanel III, Baba Rabba was probably born in Shechem . Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer and together with the scholar Marqah helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have had connections with the Roman authorities, and may have exercised some temporal authority over the Samaritan community, which appears to have been relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople . A Samaritan chronicle: a source-critical analysis of the life and times of the great Samaritan reformer, Baba Rabbah .

4th-century Samaritan high priest ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Baba II Rabba ( Samaritan Aramaic : ࠁࠢࠁࠢࠀ ࠓࠠࠁࠠࠄ Bābāʾ Råbbå , Samaritan Hebrew : ࠁࠢࠁࠢࠀ ࠄࠣࠂࠟࠃࠅࠫࠋ Bābāʾ ʾagā̊dōl ; literally "Baba the Great"), was a notable Samaritan High Priest . He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth centuries CE; Jeffrey Cohen puts his birth at 288 and his death at 328. The son of the Samaritan High Priest Nethanel III, Baba Rabba was probably born in Kiryat Hagga, modern-day Hajjah , West Bank . Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer and together with the scholar Marqah helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have had connections with the Roman authorities, and may have exercised some temporal authority over the Samaritan community, which appears to have been relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople . Baba is also remembered for his actions against Roman ( Byzantine ) sanctions on the Samaritan community, such as resisting the ban on circumcision imposed on the Samaritans, re-opening and building brand new synagogues throughout Samaria, and administering the country in the midst of its rebellion against the Romans. Per Samaritan chronology, he lived in the "eighth period". A Samaritan chronicle: a source-critical analysis of the life and times of the great Samaritan reformer, Baba Rabbah . "ארבע מנורות שומרוניות בכפר חג'ה שבשומרון" [Four Samaritan Menorahs from the village of Hajjeh, Samaria]. במעבה ההר . 11 (2).

4th-century Samaritan high priest ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Baba II Rabba ( Samaritan Aramaic : ࠁࠢࠁࠢࠀ ࠓࠠࠁࠠࠄ , romanized: Bābā Råbbå , Samaritan Hebrew : ࠁࠢࠁࠢࠀ ࠄࠣࠂࠟࠃࠅࠫࠋ , romanized: Bābā ʾagā̊dōl lit. ' Baba the Great ' ), was a notable Samaritan High Priest . He is believed to have lived during the late third and early fourth centuries; Jeffrey Cohen puts his birth at 288 and his death at 328. The son of High Priest Nethanel III, Baba Rabba was probably born in Kiryat Hagga, now Hajjah, Palestine in the West Bank . Little is known about his life. According to later Samaritan works, he was a religious reformer, and with the scholar Marqah , he helped codify Samaritan liturgy and worship. He appears to have connections with the Roman authorities. He may have exercised some temporal jurisdiction over the Samaritan community, which seems relatively autonomous during this period. One chronicle places his death at 362 in Constantinople . Baba is also remembered for his actions against Byzantine sanctions on the Samaritan community, such as resisting the ban on circumcision imposed on the Samaritans, reopening and building brand new synagogues throughout Samaria , and administering the country amid its rebellion against the Romans. Per Samaritan chronology, he lived in the "eighth period". A Samaritan chronicle: a source-critical analysis of the life and times of the great Samaritan reformer, Baba Rabbah . "ארבע מנורות שומרוניות בכפר חג'ה שבשומרון" [Four Samaritan Menorahs from the village of Hajjeh, Samaria]. במעבה ההר . 11 (2).