Abba Arika
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Abba Arika
, the name of thc Babylonian 'amora (q.v.) of the 3rd century, who established at Sura the systematic study of the Rabbinic traditions which, using the
Mishnah
as text, led to the compilation of the
Talmud
. He is commonly known as Rab.