Abba carried Abba

Abba Abba was a first-generation Amorai in Babylonia, commonly called the father of Samuel, according to his famous son. He was a scholar of the Jewish writings, as all the Amorites, who were still known today, and was praised by his contemporaries for his great piety, his benevolent attitude, and his learning zeal

He went to Palestine, where he had a relationship with the patriarch Judah, with whom he was a close friend of Levi bar Sisi. When Levi died, Abba held the speech of the dead and saved his friend an honorable remembrance. Edit source text

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