Abin Naggara

Abin Naggara
רבי אבין נגרא
Personal life
ChildrenIdi b. Abin Naggara Hiyya b. Abin Naggara
EraThird generation of amoraim
Religious life
ReligionJudaism

Rabbi Abin Naggara (the Carpenter) Hebrew: אבין נגרא was a second- or third-generation Babylonian Amora, a contemporary of Rav Huna.[1] He was the father of Rav Idi b. Abin and Rav Hiyya b. Abin. He made his livelihood as a carpenter and was named for his profession.[2]

He devoted his nights to Torah study.[3]

Views on the Sabbath

The Talmud says that he was very strict about Shabbat lights, and when Rav Huna saw his meticulous practice, he said that he would have two righteous children come from his house, who turned out to be Rav Idi (Rav Pappa's teacher) and Rav Hiyya, who were among the great Torah scholars of the fourth-generation Amoraim.[4]

Tosefot (ad loc.) explain that both he and his wife were both meticulous about Shabbat candles, and therefore they merited to two righteous children.[5]

R. Huna was accustomed frequently to pass the door of R. Abin the carpenter. Seeing that he habitually lit many lights, he remarked, Two great men will issue hence. R. Idi b. Abin and R. Hiyya b. Abin issued thence.[6]

Midrash Shmuel 27:1 cites to "Rebbi Bun Nagri"[7] which may be a reference to Rabbi Abin Naggari.[8]

References

  1. ^ "תולדות תנאים ואמוראים/א/ר' אבין נגרא – ויקיטקסט". ויקיטקסט (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  2. ^ "Footnote 13: Babylonian Talmud: Shabbath 23". halakhah.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "ABIN NAGGARA". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ "Shabbat 23b". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  5. ^ "מסכת שבת דף כג עמוד ב". HebrewBooks.org -בבלי (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  6. ^ "Soncino Translation of the Babylonian Talmud: Shabbath 23". halakhah.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  7. ^ "Midrash Shmuel 27:2". Sefaria. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  8. ^ "Seder HaDorot, Tanaim and Amoraim 160:1". Sefaria. Retrieved 2024-08-09.