Rav Huna

Rav Huna

male
seleucid, talmud, Jewish person, Babylonia, Talmudic academies in Babylonia, Talmud rabbi of Babylonia…academyofSura
Rav Huna was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the second generation and head of the Academy of Sura; He was born...

David ben Zakkai

male, deceased (940)
baghdad, Saadia, gaon, exilarch, Babylonian Jew, Academy of Pumbedita…academyofSura
David ben Zakkai was an exilarch. He is known in Jewish history especially for his controversy with Saadia. He was a relative of the prince of the...