Infobox ancient site name Pumbedita native name alternate name image imagealttext caption map type Iraq map alt latitude 33.351111 longitude 43.786111 map size 220 location flagicon Iraq Fallujah , Iraq region coordinates type part of length width area height builder material built abandoned epochs cultures dependency of occupants event excavations archaeologists condition ownership public access website notes Pumbedita sometimes Pumbeditha , Pumpedita , or Pumbedisa Hebrew was the name of a city in ancient Babylonia that was a major center of Talmud scholarship that, together with the city of Sura city Sura , gave rise to the Babylonian Talmud . The academy there was founded by Judah ben Ezekiel in the late third century. The Babylonian Talmud mentions an incident where Rav Sheishet, a famous Rabbi judge from Nehardea, uses Pumbedita as part of a jest in an argument with Rav Amram after Rav Amram made a forced argument regarding whether children can assume ownership of a father s property in a case of doubtful transference of real property rights. After Rav Amram stated his position, Rav Sheishet retorted Are you from Pumbedita, where they push an elephant through the eye of a needle? Baba Metzia , 38b As in most debates, the jest was not the end of the argument. Pumbeditha was known as having a large Jewish population. The modern day city of Fallujah stands in its place. See also Talmudic Academies in Babylonia Fallujah Pumbedita Academy Mahuza Nehardea Firuz Shapur Sura city Sura Academy Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel Category Talmud places Category Babylonia Category Jewish Babylonian history Category Babylonian cities Iraq geo stub Jewish hist stub de Pumbedita es Pumbedita fr Poumbedita it Pumbedita he pl Pumbedita ru yi ... more details
info official name Pumbedita other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English ... code blank name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Pumbedita Academy sometimes Pumbeditha ... Jewish academy for about 800 years, along with the Sura Academy . Pumbedita s Milestones After ... to Pumbedita city and had established a new Yeshiva there, the Pumbedita Yeshiva Academy, that was active ... the days of Hai Gaon . The city of Pumbedita was previously settled by Jews for a long time before ... Gaon , in accordance with Babylon Talmud , Tractate Rosh Hashanah Talmud Rosh Hashanah , 23b ref . Pumbedita ... Pum in Aramic mouth or lips of Bedita river, and thus it was named Pumbedita . The modern day city of Fallujah stands in its place. At the time, the academies of Pumbedita and Sura city Sura became ... and other religious rulings were issued from these Yeshivas to all the Jewish diaspora . The Pumbedita ... , as well as Sherira Gaon Rav Sherira Gaon and his son Hai Gaon . The Yeshiva academy of Pumbedita ... sage Rava amora Rava , the academy of Pumbedita was relocated to Mahuza Hebrew , but after his death it was moved back to Pumbedita city. Along with the sealing of the Talmud , by Ravina II at Sura ... Talmudic academies were correspondingly active as well. One of Pumbedita s Geonim Gaon s a title for the deans ... of Babylonia . However, the academy s name remained Pumbedita academy , despite its relocation. The last blooming period for Pumbedita academy took place during the days of Sherira Gaon Rav Sherira ... Halachic issues attached were received at Pumbedita, addressed to the heads of the academy ... , the era of the Geonim has ended. Exilarch Hezekiah ben David was appointed dean of the academy of Pumbedita ... event, Hezekiah ben David was executed in torture by the Muslem caliph , and the Pumbedita academy ... . List of Pumbedita academy s Deans Eras of the Halakha Amora era Judah ben Ezekiel the 1st Rosh ... to Firuz Shapur , due to pogroms against Jews, and moved back to Pumbedita city after 50 years ... more details
For the Sixth generation Amora sage of Babylon, also Academy of Pumbedita s Dean, with a similar name, see Rafram I Rafram I Rafram b. Papa . Eras of the Halakha Rafram II lang he , read as Rafram was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon of the seventh generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of Rav Ashi , and a colleague of Ravina II . He headed the Pumbedita academy for ten years until his death on 443 A.D ref http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 65&letter R RAFRAM II , Jewish Encyclopedia Article ref . References reflist Amoraim Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita he Judaism stub ... more details
unreferenced date April 2010 For the Fourth generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel , see Rabbi Aha . For the Third & Fourth generation Amora sage of babylon , see Aha b. Jacob . For the Savora sage, see Ahai . Eras of the Halakha R. Aha b. Raba or R. Aha b. Rava lang he , read as Rav Achah beria DeRaba was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon , of the sixth and seventh generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of Rav Ashi and headed the Yeshiva of Pumbedita . References reflist Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Amoraim Judaism stub he ... more details
unreferenced date May 2010 Eras of the Halakha Rav Yosef b. Hiyya or Rav Joseph b. Hiyya lang he , read as Rav Yosef bar hiyya Also known simply as Rav Yosef or Rav Joseph was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon , of the third generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of R. Judah ben Ezekiel , and R. Abaye s teacher, and a scholarly Bar Plugata opponent of Rabbah bar Nahmani Rabbah , the head of the academy of Pumbedita . Amoraim Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Judaism stub de Rab Josef fr Rav Yossef he ... more details
Hanan of Iskiya was rector of the Talmudical academy at Pumbedita , 589 608 . Hormizd IV having persecuted the Christians and the Jews, the Talmudical academies of Sura and Pumbedita were closed, their masters removing to Firuz Shabur , in the neighborhood of Nehardea. The accession of Hormizd s general, Bahram Chobin , relieved the Jews from persecution Hanan returned to Pumbedita, reopened the academy, and assumed the rectorate, which he held for nineteen years. Thus far almost all historians agree, but not in regard to Hanan s inauguration of the era of the Geonim . Some, believing that the line of the Saboraim covered several generations, from the death of Ravina II Rabina bar una 499 to the middle of the seventh century, include Hanan in the list of the Saboraim. Others, however see Halevy , Dorot ha Rishonim , following the tradition that Giza Ena, Gada and Simuna were the last of the Saboraim see Seder Tanna im we Amora im , and that Hanan of Iskiya sat at the feet of the disciples of these masters, begin the geonic period with the restoration of the Pumbedita academy, and to its promoter they ascribe the origination of the title Gaon . Be this as it may, Hanan of Iskiya is remembered as the restorer of the Pumbedita Talmudical academy, and as the head of a line of teachers covering over four hundred years 589 1038 , to the death of Hai Gaon and the end of the geonic period. References Gr tz , Gesch. 2d ed., v. 10 et seq., 382 et seq. Halevy, Dorot ha Rishonim, iii. 166 et seq. Jost, Gesch. der Juden und Seiner Sekten, ii. 252 Zacuto, Yu asin, ed. Filipowski, p. 204. External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 206&letter H Source JewishEncyclopedia Category 6th century rabbis Category 7th century rabbis Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita fr Hanan d Isqiya he ... more details
Eras of the Halakha Rabbai of Rob lang he , read as Rav Rabbai me Rov or Hebrew , read as Rav Rabbai Deman me Rov was a Jewish Savora sage of the third generation of the Savora era. He headed the Pumbedita Yeshiva after R. Simuna died in 540 AD Hebrew calendar . He was a fellow townsmen of Rob city, nearby Nehardea . During his days, the teaching at Pumbedita was interrupted due to governmental predestinations against the Jewish community and their persecution, and thus the sages along with their pupils moved to Firuz Shapur , nearby Nehardea . Just like the rest of the Savora sages active during the Savora era, not much is known about him, since the Savora sages did not write independent works, and their annotations to the Talmud were added anonymously, without citing the name of the sage. The very few known of him or others, is based almost completely upon the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon . External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 8&letter R&search Rabbai 20of 20Rob RABAI OF ROB , Jewish Encyclopedia Article. Savoraim DEFAULTSORT Rabbai Of Rob Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Judaism stub he ... more details
For the 30th Exilarch Amora sage of Babylon , leader of the rebel against Kavadh I , see Mar Zutra II . For the Savora sage, son of the 30th Exilarch , see Mar Zutra III Eras of the Halakha Mar Zutra lang he was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon , of the sixth generation of the Amora era. He was a colleague of Amemar and Rav Ashi . He headed the Yeshiva of Pumbedita , and according to the book Seder Tannaim ve Amoraim , previous to Rav Aha b. Rava . In the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon French version , he is not mentioned as a head of a Yeshiva , but in later sources he is noted as Mr Zutra, Head of a Yeshiva. Amoraim Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Judaism stub de Mar Sutra 6. Generation he ... more details
For the Amora sage also of Babylon , and the same Amora generation, with a similar name, see Zebid of Nehardea R. Zebid of Nehardea . Eras of the Halakha Rav Zevid or Rav Zebid lang he , read as Rav Zevid Ha Sheni , lit. Rav Zevid II was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon of the fourth and fifth generation of the Amora era. He was a disciple of Rava amora Rava and a Bar Plugta opponent of Rav Papa . According to the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon , he served as head of the academy of Pumbedita . External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 59&letter Z ZEBID , Jewish Encyclopedia Article Amoraim Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Judaism stub he ... more details
For the third generation Amora sage of Babylon , with a similar name, see Joseph b. Hama his father . Eras of the Halakha Abba ben Joseph bar ama , who is exclusively referred to in the Talmud by the name Rava , was a Jew ish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia , known as an amora , born in 270. He is one of the most often cited Rabbis in the Talmud . He studied at the Talmudic Academies in Babylonia Talmudical Academy at Pumbedita . There he became famous for his debates with his study partner Abaye . The debates between Abba ben Joseph and Abaye are considered classic examples of Talmudic dialectical logic. Of their hundreds of recorded disputes, the law is decided according to the opinion of Abba ben Joseph in all but six cases. His methodology greatly influenced not only his students, but the stammaim, as well. ref name StamIntro cite web authorlink Drew Kaplan title An Intro to the Stam maim work Drew Kaplan s Blog publisher Blogspot date 6 May 2008 url http drewkaplans.blogspot.com 2008 05 intro to stammaim.html accessdate 31 January 2010 ref When Rabbah bar Nahmani not to be confused with Abba ben Joseph , the head of the yeshiva of Pumbedita , retired, the position went to Abaye . At that point, Abba ben Joseph returned to Mahuza , in Babylonia , where he established a yeshiva there. After the death of Abaye, many of his students moved from Pumbedita to Mahuza, to join Abba ben Joseph s Yeshiva, which had become one of the intellectual centers of the Babylonian Jewish Community. Rava died in 350. References Footnotes Reflist colwidth 30em External links Wikisource1911Enc Citation Raba ben Joseph ben ama http www.ou.org about judaism rabbis rava.htm OU page on Rava Amoraim DEFAULTSORT Abba Ben Joseph Bar Hama Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Category 350 deaths Category 4th century rabbis de Raba Amor er he ... more details
Naresh was a genius from Mauritius which resulted in a city in Babylonia to be named after him, situated near Sura city Sura on a canal. It may be identical with the city of Nahras or Nahar Sar on the Tigris , and is mentioned together with Ma uza , Safonia , and Pumbedita , although it must not be inferred that these cities were near one another. References JewishEncyclopedia coord missing Iraq Category Babylonia Category Former populated places in Iraq he Iraq stub ... more details
about the rabbi the settlement in Estonia Simuna, Estonia the village in Finland Simuna, Finland Eras of the Halakha R. Simuna or Semona ref name JE http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 811&letter S&search Simuna SIMUNA SEMONA , Jewish Encyclopedia Article ref , or Simona ref http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 8&letter R&search simona RABAI OF ROB , Jewish Encyclopedia Article ref , lang he , read as Rav Simuna Alternative Hebrew spelling , , , was a Jewish Savora sage of the second generation of the Savora era. He headed the Pumbedita Yeshiva parallelly to Rav Ena running the Sura city Sura academy, and both committed the Talmud to writing ref name JE . Some scholars identify him with Rav Giza . Died in year 540 Hebrew calendar . References reflist Savoraim Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita he Judaism stub ... more details
Solomon the exilarch ruled from 730 to 761 . He was the eldest son of the exilarch asdai I . In consequence of a dearth of teachers, he found it necessary to install as head of the Academy of Sura a scholar from Pumbedita , though this was contrary to traditional usage. According to Gr tz , this scholar was Mar ben Samuel according to Weiss, Mar Rab Judah ben Rab Na man . The fact that Solomon was childless rendered possible the rise to influence of Anan ben David , the founder of the Karaite sect. External links http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 912&letter S Source JewishEncyclopedia Solomon the Exilarch Category Exilarchs ... more details
Hezekiah Gaon or Hezekiah ben David lang he , pronounced as Chezekiah bar David was the last Gaon Hebrew Gaon of the Talmudic academies in Babylonia Talmudic academy in Pumbedita from 1038 40. Hezekiah was a member of the exilarch al family, son of David, son of Zakkai, son of Avraham, son of Nathan, son of David, a Rabbi , whose father was Hazub ref http www.angelfire.com ego et deo davidicdynasty.wps.htm ref . He was elected to the office of principal after the murder of Hai Gaon , but was denounced to the fanatical government of the Buyyids , imprisoned, and tortured to death. With him ended his family, with the exception of two sons who escaped to the Iberian Peninsula , where they found a home with Joseph ben Samuel , the son of Samuel ha Nagid . The death of Hezekiah also ended the line of the Geonim, which began four centuries before see Hanan of Iskiya , and with it the Academy of Pumbedita . The Spanish poet Hiyya al Daudi d. 1154 descended of one of the Hezekiah s sons, named David. Bibliography Rabad, Sefer ha Kabbalah Zacuto, The book of Lineage Gans, ema Dawid, i. Gr tz, Gesch. v. 428 Jost, Gesch. der Juden und Seiner Sekten, ii. 287. References JewishEncyclopedia reflist rabbi stub Category Geonim Category 11th century rabbis Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita fr Hizkiya Gaon es Ezequ as Ga n ... more details
Hezekiah or Ezekias is the Anglicized version of the Hebrew language Hebrew name Hizkiya or Hizkiyahu , or , which means God has strengthened . Notable people named Hezekiah are Hezekiah , a king of Judah . Hezekiah Khazar , a Khazar ruler of the ninth century CE. Hezekiah Gaon , last Gaon of the Talmudic Academies in Babylonia Yeshiva of Pumbedita 1038 1040. Hezekiah Brenstick , a nineteenth century officer of the United States Army . Hezekiah Niles , nineteenth century United States of America American newspaper man. Chaim Hezekiah Medini , a rabbi who worked among the Krymchaks . Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman , nineteenth century American actor. Hezekiah Bradley Smith , American politician and bigamist . Hezekiah Ochuka , ruler of Kenya for six hours in 1982, hanged in 1987. Hezekiah rapper Hezekiah , American rapper. disambig ... more details
Dodai ben Nahman was a History of the Jews in Iraq Babylonian Jewish scholar of the eighth century CE and gaon of the Talmudic academies in Babylonia Talmudic academy at Pumbedita 761 764 . Little is known of his life. He was a brother of the famous Judah ben Nahman , gaon at Sura city Sura 759 762 , and with him was instrumental in preventing the eventual founder of Karaism , Anan ben David from succeeding to the exilarchate made vacant by the death of Solomon ben Hasdai exilarch Solomon ben Hasdai and Isaac Iskoy ben Solomon , Anan s kinsmen. References http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 410&letter D&search Dodai Ginzberg, Louis and S. Mendelsohn. Dodai ben Nahman . Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, 1901 1906, which contains the following bibliography Sherira Gaon , Iggerot Heinrich Graetz Gr tz , Gesch . v. 176, 418 Halevy, Dorot ha Rishonim , iii. 81a, 102a. Category Geonim Category Iraqi Jews Category 8th century rabbis ... more details
Gaon Pride of Late medieval and modern Hebrew for genius may refer to One of the Geonim , that is to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita and Sura city Sura , and later in Baghdad, during the period 589 1040. Prominent Geonim are Amram Gaon Hai Gaon Saadia Gaon Sherira Gaon Yehudai Gaon Samuel ben Hofni An honorific title given to a few leading rabbis of other countries in the same period, such as Nissim Ben Jacob Nissim Gaon Specific rabbi s of later periods, called gaon wise The Vilna Gaon The Rogatchover Gaon The Lisser Gaon , Rabbi Jacob of Lissa The Steipler Gaon Avraham Haim Gaon Many great Rabbis, although not formally referred to as the Gaon of ... , are nonetheless sometimes lauded with this honorific as a mark of respect, and as a means to indicate greatness. See also Genius disambiguation disambig Category Orthodox rabbinic roles and titles ... more details
For the third generation Amora sage, see Abbahu . Eras of the Halakha Samauel B. Abbahu lang he , Rav Shmuel Beria DeRav Abbahu , or , read as Rav Shmuel Bar Rabbah was a Jewish Amora sage of the eighth and last generation of the Amora era, and of the first generation of the Savora sages era. His colleague and Bar Plugata opponent was R. Ahai , and they are recorded on the Babylon Talmud on two halkha ic matters. ref B. Talmud , Tractate chullin , 59b Tractate, Avodah Zarah , 71 Rishonim version & Dikdukei Sofrim ref He was the son of Rav Abbahu not to be confused with R. Abbahu , an Amora of the third generation , who was one of the sages of Pumbedita , at the end of the Amor era. References reflist Savoraim Category Talmud rabbis of Babylonia Judaism stub he ... more details
For the Amora sage, see Rab Ena . Eras of the Halakha Rav Ena lang he , read as Rav Ena was a Jewish Savora sage of the second generation of the Savora era. He headed the Sura city Sura academy and was a counterpart of R. Simuna , head of the Yeshiva in Pumbedita . According to the Iggeret Rav Sherira Gaon , R. Ena and R. Simuna added on anonymous annotations to the Babylon ian Talmud , during the process of the Savora arrangement of the Talmud , that included adding additional clarification and Halkha ic rulings. Some scholars identify him with Rav Giza ref http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 251&letter G&search Ena GIZA GIZAI , Jewish Encyclopedia Article ref . Died in year 540 AD Hebrew calendar . References reflist Savoraim Category Rabbis of Academy of Sura Judaism stub he ... more details
law Eras within Jewish law . ref The two most famous academies were located at Sura city Sura and Pumbedita ... period and the Pumbedita academy s Gaonate gained ascendancy. ref cf. Louis Ginzberg in Geonica ... of Pumbedita was Hezekiah Gaon , who was tortured to death in 1040 hence the activity of the Geonim .... ref lang he were the presidents of the two great rabbinical colleges of Sura and Pumbedita ... diaspora. Sura and Pumbedita were considered the only important seats of learning their heads and sages ... that of Samuel its place was taken by a neighboring town, Pumbedita, where Judah ben Ezekiel , a pupil ..., which often degenerated into mere hair splitting. Pumbedita became the other focus of the intellectual ... Huna died, in 297, Judah ben Ezekiel, principal of the Pumbedita Academy, was recognized also by the sages ... Sura lost its importance for a long time. In Pumbedita , Rabbah bar Nahmani died 331 , Joseph ..., in 352, Pumbedita regained its former position. The head of the academy was Nahman bar Isaac ... to edit the enormous mass of material that ultimately formed the Talmud Babylonian Talmud . Not Pumbedita ... official receptions. The school at Pumbedita recognized the preeminence of that of Sura and this leadership ... is considered the date of the close of the Talmud. After his death the Jewish center moved to Pumbedita ... were persecuted. In Pumbedita the study continued and the academy became the leading one in Babylonia ... by the whole diaspora. Sura and Pumbedita were considered the only important seats of learning their heads ... and Pumbedita thus we have the time of the Geonim and that of the Saboraim . The Saboraim were the scholars ... of the two academies of Sura and Pumbedita and, in that capacity, successors of the Amoraim. The inherited higher standing of Sura endured until the end of the eighth century, after which Pumbedita came ... regeneration of Judaism. Pumbedita, on the other hand, may boast that two of its teachers, Sherira ..., and signed by the head. blockquote See also Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel Nehardea Pumbedita ... more details
Coord 33 06 N 44 35 E type city display title location map Iraq label Al Mada in lat 33.06 long 44.35 caption Location of Al Mada in, Iraq float right Image Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1932.jpg thumb right 250px Great arch of Taq i Kisra, 1921 Al Mada in , meaning The cities , Arabic , Aramaic Ma uza or Madayn Hebrew is the name given to an ancient metropolis formed by Ctesiphon and Seleucia on the Tigris Seleucia also referred to as Seleucia Ctesiphonon on opposite sides of the Tigris River in present day Iraq . It was one of the cites of an early Babylonia n Talmud ic yeshiva , founded by Rava amora Rava , as well as the original seat of the Exilarch . During the beginning of 6th century Mar Zutra II formed a politically independent state where he ruled from Mahuza for about 7 years. The site has received considerable interest from Archeologists since the 18th century the most famous landmark there is the Taq i Kisra . Excavation sites and ancient suburbs include Seleucia Ctesiphon previously thought to have been Opis , whose exact location is not confirmed Coche, Al Mada in Coche Also Choche Asbanbar Also written Isbanir , Asbanabr, Aspanbar, Asfanur Veh Ardashir Also Bahurasir Vologesocerta Balashkert , founded by Vologases I of Parthia al Ma aridh Tell al Dhaba I Tell Dhahab Umm an Sa atir The site partially overlaps with the modern town of Salman Pak . See also Nehardea Pumbedita Sura city Talmudic Academies in Babylonia Pumbedita Academy Mahuza Nehardea Firuz Shapur Sura Academy Fallujah Talmudic Academies in the Land of Israel External links http www.globalheritagefund.org where ctesiphon.html Ctesiphon site description http www.ancientsites.com aw Post 150913&authorid 90 The Shahr province of Asuristan extract from the Encyclopedia of Iran Category Ancient cities Category Former populated places in Iraq Category Talmud Category Babylonia Category Jewish history iraq geo stub ar de Mahuza fa it Al Mada in he ... more details
introduced a new and original method of instruction in the school which he built up at Pumbedita ... attractive to the young, so that the school at Pumbedita steadily increased in importance and popularity. After the death of Rav Huna , head of the Academy of Sura , most of his pupils went to Pumbedita ... 299 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Judah Ben Ezekiel Category Rabbis of Academy of Pumbedita Category ... more details
David ben Zakkai died 940 CE was an exilarch , leader of the Jewish community of Babylon, known in Jewish history especially for his conflict with Saadia Gaon , which ruptured the leadership of the Babylonian Jews, and which was settled by the intervention of the Abbasid Caliph Al Qahir . He was banished to Greater Khorasan Khorasan , where he died. Biographical details He was a relative of the Prince of the Exile, U ba , who had been deposed from office and banished, and was his successor in the exilarchate. Exilarchate The office of Exilarch was at this time confronted by a dangerous adversary in the person of the passionate and ambitious gaon Mar Kohen Zedek in office 917 936 , who attempted to make the Academy of Pumbedita the only center of the Babylonian Jews , thereby threatening the existence of the sister academy of Sura . He, as well as the Academy of Pumbedita, refused to recognize David as exilarch, whereupon the latter, who was equally resolute and ambitious, deposed Kohen ede and appointed another gaon. This dispute lasted for two years, until Nissim Naharwani , highly respected for his piety, intervened and reconciled the adversaries, peace being concluded at Sarsar half a day s journey south of Baghdad . Kohen ede and his college accompanied the exilarch as far as Baghdad in the fall of 921 David ben Zakkai, in turn, recognizing the former as gaon of Pumbedita. But the reputation of the Academy of Sura continued to dwindle. Relationship with Saadia Gaon A weaver filled the office of gaon for two years 926 928 , and the ancient and famous academy of Sura was on the point of being dissolved, when Saadia, called from Egypt by the exilarch, was appointed gaon. This was against the advice of Naharwani, who favored ema ibn Shahin Medieval Jew. Chron. ii. 80 but the wisdom of the choice was shown when Saadia made the fame of Sura surpass even that of Pumbedita. Inheritance case The friendly relations between David ben Zakkai and Saadia were soon distu ... more details
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