Rabbah b. Shela

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Who is Rabbah b. Shela?

Rabbah b. Shela was a fourth generation Amora sage of Babylon, and a pupil of Rav Chisda. Among his teachers, in addition to Rav Chisda, were R. Mattena, and R. Hamnuna the Elder. He served as a Dayan.

It is storied that he once met Elijah and had asked him:

and Elijah answered:

Then Rabbah asked him:

and so Elijah answered:

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on July 23, 2013

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