Rav Shmuel bar Yehudah (Hebrew: רב שמואל בר יהודה) was a Babylonian amora of the third generation.
Biography
editHe was born to a family of converts,[1] and studied under Rabbi Judah bar Ezekiel in Babylonia. Judah said of him that he relied on Shmuel for all matters.[2]
He eventually traveled to the land of Israel to study under Rabbi Yochanan and Rabbi Eleazar in Tiberias, after which he returned to Babylonia, bringing many teachings of the Amoraim of Israel to Babylonia, particularly those of Rabbi Yochanan. It is mentioned that he also learnt from Rabbi Zeira and Samuel bar Isaac, and in the name of Abba. The Amora Abaye also learned matters of Halachah with him.
His daughter died in his lifetime, and the sages, including Ulla came to console him.[3]
References
edit- ^ According to Rabbeinu Tam (Tosafot Yevamot 101b s.v. Veana Ger Ana; Tosafot Niddah 49b s.v. Hada Leatuyei Ger, Shmuel and his father converted separately. However, according to Ri Hazaken (Tosafot Yevamot 102a s.v. Leinyan Halitzah) Shmuel's mother was Jewish.
- ^ Yevamot 101b
- ^ Bava Kamma 38a
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