Aha b. Rava

Rav Aha b. Rava (or Rav Aha b'reih deRava; Hebrew: רב אחא בריה דרבא) was a Babylonian rabbi (sixth and seventh generation of amoraim).

For the fourth generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel, see: Rabbi Aha. For the third and fourth generation Amora sage of Babylon, see: Aha b. Jacob. For the Savora sage, see: Ahai.

Biography

His name indicates that he was the son of Rava. Some believe this was the famous Rava who argued with Abaye; others say it was a different Rava.[1]

His teachers included Rav Kahana III, Rav Ashi, Amemar, and Mar Zutra.[2] His colleagues included Ravina I.[3] After Mar Zutra's death, he took Mar Zutra's place as head of the Pumbedita yeshiva.[4]

He is recorded as debating the behavior of ants, criticizing the methodology of an experiment which R' Shimon ben Halafta had performed to determine their social patterns.[5]

gollark: Well, you should have an API which lets me run arbitrary SQL commands on the database, so I can generate my own reports.
gollark: I think you could make a cooler UI for showing all of them.
gollark: Oh, it's guesses *for a particular solution*.
gollark: Unfortunately, yes. My GTech™ arbitrary electromagnetic radiation emitter™ failed.
gollark: I don't understand what this is actually meant to be showing.

References

  1. Aharon Heimann, Toldot Tannaim veAmoraim, "Rav Aha Breih deRava"
  2. Pesachim 103b; Sukkah 32b
  3. Pesachim 39a
  4. Seder Tannaim veAmoraim
  5. Chullin 57b



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