city of Nehardea
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The city of Nehardea was an important Jewish center in Babylonia during the Talmudic period, known for its prominent academy and rabbinic leadership.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nehardea | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish center
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ancient city ⓘ |
| country | Iraq (modern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionDate | 3rd century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasAcademy | Nehardea Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityRole |
center for collection and distribution of charity
ⓘ
guardian of Jewish legal traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in surrounding area
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| hasEvent | destruction by Papa ben Neser ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fortified city (in some periods)
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study houses (batei midrash) ⓘ synagogues ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | court of the Exilarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Exilarch (Resh Galuta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | Jewish community ⓘ |
| hasRabbi |
Rav Anan
NERFINISHED
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Rav Naḥman bar Yaakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Rav Sheshet (associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
center of Torah study
ⓘ
center of halakhic decision-making ⓘ seat of the Exilarch (in some periods) ⓘ |
| hasStatus | one of the earliest Babylonian Jewish centers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish scholarship
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prominent rabbinic academy ⓘ rabbinic leadership ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew (liturgical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nehar Malka (Royal Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
NERFINISHED
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Geonic responsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerusalem Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ Tosefta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringCenter |
Pumbedita
NERFINISHED
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Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jewish diaspora in Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Pumbedita as main academy ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceType | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Amoraic period
NERFINISHED
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Mishnaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic period ⓘ |
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