Hanina

For the Tanna sage, see Haninah. For the 1st generation Amora sage also of the Land of Israel, sage, see Hanina bar Hama. For other uses, see Hanina (disambiguation).

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R. Hanina^[1] (or Hananiah,^[1] sometimes spelled: Hananyah; Hebrew: רב חנינא or חנניא) was second and third generation Amora Sage of the Land of Israel, a pupil of Rabbi Yannai^[2] and R. Yochanan bar Nafcha,^[3] brother of the famous Amora sage R. Hoshaiah.

R. Hanina was the scion of a family of great sages. He was a bachelor all his life, and together with his brother sold shoes for prostitutes, and yet they did not raise their eyes to see them. Amora Rava used to say that on these two brothers it is said that if a bachelor who lives in a city and does not sin, God declares him every day.

R. Yochanan bar Nafcha wanted to ordain him a Rabbi but failed, until R. Hanina explained to him that he is a descendant of the house of Eli the priest, on whom upon a curse was uttered:^[4] " and there shall not be an elder in thy house for ever". A curse that is aimed in its biblical sense, "an elder" - a Rabbi - a descendent of Eli.^[5]

One must not confuse between him and Hanina bar Hama, who is sometimes cited simply as R. Hanina, and was ordained a Rabbi (most likely by Judah ha-Nasi).

References

1 2 "Hoshaiah". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Kethuboth, 56a
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Yebamoth, 58b; Tractate Kiddushin, 60a
↑ I Samuel, 2:32
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, 14a

Amoraim

Amoraim of Eretz Israel

First Generation (until 250 CE):	Gamaliel III R. Hiyya Rabbi Yannai Hoshaiah Rabbah Epes the Southerner Joshua ben Levi Hanina bar Hama Levi ben Sisi Bar Kappara Jeremiah (I)

Second Generation (until 280 CE):	Judah II (Nesi'ah I) Johanan bar Nappaha Shimon ben Lakish Eleazar ben Pedat Jose b. Hanina Rav Kahana II Jacob b. Idi Hezekiah Judah b. Hiyya Abba of Jaffa

Third Generation (until 310 CE):	Gamaliel IV Rabbi Ammi Rabbi Assi Abbahu Abin I Hiyya bar Abba Ulla Rav Zeira Rabbah bar bar Hana Rabbi Ilai II Rab 'Awira Hanina b. Papi Jose of Yokereth Jeremiah (II) Hoshaiah Hanina Abba bar Memel Tachlifa the Palestinian Avdimi of Haifa

Fourth Generation (until 340 CE):	Hasa of Eshtemoa Judah III (Nesi'ah II) Jeremiah (III) Rabbi Aha Rabbi Berekiah Jose b. Zevida Rav Jonah Rabbi Hilkiah Zerika Isaac b. Eliashib

Fifth Generation (until 380 CE):	Hillel II Gamaliel V Jose ben Abin Rabbi Mana II

Sixth Generation (until 410 CE):	Judah IV (Nesi'ah III) Tanhuma bar Abba Hanina of Sepphoris Samuel b. Jose b. Boon

Amoraim of Babylon

First Generation (until 250 CE):	Abba Arika Samuel of Nehardea Mar Ukva Karna Rav Shela Rav Assi

Second Generation (until 280 CE):	Rav Huna Judah bar Ezekiel Rabbah b. Abuha Jeremiah b. Abba Rav Kahana II Rav Berona Hiyya b. Joseph Rav Giddel Hiyya b. Ashi Raba Bar Jeremiah (Abba) Adda bar Ahavah

Third Generation (until 310 CE):	Rav Nachman Sheshet Rav Chisda Rabbah bar Nahmani Rav Yosef b. Hiyya Raba bar Rav Huna Joseph b. Hama Ammi b. Abba Rav Shmuel bar Yehudah

Fourth Generation (until 340 CE):	Abaye Rava Rami bar Hama Aha b. Jacob Rav Safra Rav Kahana III Idi b. Abin Naggara Hiyya b. Abin Naggara Rav Shizbi Isaac b. Judah Rabbah b. Shela

Fifth Generation (until 380 CE):	Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak Rav Papa Huna ben Joshua Rav Zevid Rav Papi Amemar Mar Zutra Rav Mesharshiya

Sixth Generation (until 430 CE):	Ravina I Rami b. Abba Rav Ashi Huna ben Joshua Rav Kahana IV

Seventh Generation (until 465 CE):	Rav Yemar Mar bar Rav Ashi Rafram II Aha b. Raba Judah b. Meremar

Eighth Generation (until 500 CE):	Rabbah Tosafa'ah Ravina II Rabbah Jose

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