Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish talmudist who lived in babylonia”. Today it says “babylonian rabbi”.
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Rav Pappa ( ) (ca. 300 – died 375) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia . He was an Amora ; a student of both Rava and Abaye . He led the Talmudical academy in Nehardea (also called Naresh , or Nareš ), close to Sura , during the fifth generation of Babylonian amoraim. An expert brewer , Rav Papa was a wealthy man, and it is said that whenever he completed a tractate in the Talmud he held a large party at which he invited his ten sons and many other people. At many modern siyums , a short prayer is said which mentions Rav Pappa and his ten sons. Papa was the academy head in Nareš, close to Sura, during the fifth generation of Babylonian amoraim until his … Ronald L. Eisenberg Essential Figures in the Talmud 2012 p105 "Huna bar Joshua, Babylonian amora (fourth century). When his close friend and business partner, R. Papa, became head of the academy at Naresh, Huna bar Joshua joined him as rosh kallah (head of the general assembly) (Ber. 57a)." "Papa" .1
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Rav Papa ( ) (died 375) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia . He was an Amora ; a student of both Rava and Abaye . He led the Talmudical academy in Nehardea . Rav Papa was a wealthy man and it is said that whenever he completed a tractate in the Talmud he held a large party at which he invited his ten sons and many other people. At many modern siyums , a short prayer is said which mentions Rav Papa and his ten sons.
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Papi or Hanina ben Pappa .Rav Pappa ( ) (c. 300 – died 375) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim .Hecht – 2012 footnote "18 R.Hecht – 1993- Volume 6 p38 "R.
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A Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim. Rav Pappa ( ) (c. 300 – died 375) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim .
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A Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim. Rav Pappa ( Hebrew : רַב פַּפָּא ) (c. 300 – died 375) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim .
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babylonian rabbi
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