Samuel the Astronomer
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Samuel the Astronomer was a prominent Babylonian Amora and head of the academy at Nehardea, renowned both for his Talmudic scholarship and his expertise in astronomy and calendar calculation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel the Astronomer canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian Amora
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Talmudic sage ⓘ astronomer ⓘ expert in calendar calculation ⓘ head of yeshiva ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Samuel bar Abba
NERFINISHED
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Samuel of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ Shmuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
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academy of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOn |
Jewish calendar
NERFINISHED
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astronomical aspects of halakha ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Rav in establishing Talmudic study in Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Rav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
discussion of civil law in the Talmud
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discussion of ritual law in the Talmud ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian Jew ⓘ |
| educatedAt | yeshivot in Babylonia ⓘ |
| era | Amoraic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
NERFINISHED
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Halakha NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic law ⓘ astronomy ⓘ calendar calculation ⓘ |
| generation | first generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of halakhic tradition in Babylonia
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later Amoraim in Babylonia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jewish community of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalExpertise |
civil law (dinei mamonot)
ⓘ
ritual law (issur ve-heter) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Talmudic scholarship
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expertise in astronomy ⓘ expertise in fixing the Jewish calendar ⓘ leadership of the Nehardea academy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of the academy at Nehardea ⓘ |
| region | Sasanian Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| specialization |
calculation of new moons
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determination of Jewish festivals ⓘ intercalation of leap years ⓘ |
| teacherOf | students of the Nehardea academy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Babylonian rabbinic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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