Rav Kahana III

For the Amora sage of Babylonia, of the first Amora generation, see Rav Kahana I.
For the Amora sage of Babylonia, of the second Amora generation, see Rav Kahana II
For the Amora sage of Babylonia, of the fifth and sixth Amora generation, see Rav Kahana IV.

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Rav Kahana (III) (Hebrew: רב כהנא מפום נהרא‎‎, read as Rav Kahana Me-Pum-Nahara, lit. "Rabbi Kahana of Pum-Nahara"; Recorded in the Talmud merely as R. Kahana ) Was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon, of the third and fourth generation of the Amora sages, and headed the Yeshiva of Pum-Nahara.

During his youth he studied under Judah ben Ezekiel,^[1] and after his death, he served at Rabbah bar Nahmani as well, and learned under him the tractate Sanhedrin along with his great friend R. Safra.^[2] He made Aliyah to the Land of Israel along with fellow R. Safra, and studied under R. Zeira,^[3] and under R. Abbahu.^[4] He also studied under Rabbi Hiyya b. Abba, who also prayed for his longevity, and indeed his blessing materialized.^[5]

After a while he returned to Babylonia, then had determined his residence at Pum-Nahara,^[6] where he studied with Rav Ashi, who became his disciple par excellence.^[7] The latter honored him much, however, Rav Ashi himself considered the Amemar as his principal Rabbi as well, and would trun to the Amemar in an honorary language of 'Mar' ("Sir"), an attitude that was not adopted by him, when he was speaking to Rav Kahana III as well.

He was a colleague of Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak, and together they rebuked the "haughty of spirit" (The rich, who intervene in appointees of the Dayans, religious Judges, and those of the community leaders), "Whom in their lifted up hearts and their great wealth shall forget their duties".^[8]

He was a Kohen ("priest"), from Eli ha-Kohen's family.

Kahana's Yeshiva in Pum-Nahara was subordinated to the Yeshiva in Sura, but from the times of Rava's death and onward, the heads of the Yeshiva in Nehardea would frequently visit Rav Kahana III in Pum-Nahara, most likely for the purpose of reinforcing their Yeshiva's influence over the Yeshiva in Pum-Nahara. This reinforcement of ties, between Nehardea and Pum-Nahara, is attested by the fact that Kahana III gave his funeral oration to Rav Zevid of Nehardea at Pum-Nahara.^[9]

References

↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Erubin, 69b; Babylon Talmud, Tractate Yebamoth, p101a
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, 41b
↑ Jerusalem Talmud, Bikkurim, 82
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Pesahim, 52b
↑ Jerusalem Talmud
↑ Babylon Talmud, Tractate Bava Batra, 62a; Babylon Talmud, Tractate Hulin, 95b
↑ Teacher par excellence Or his distinguished teacher; That is, a Rabbi whom he has acquired most of his scholarly knowledge;(i.e: B. Talmud, Kiddushin, 33a; halakhah.com)
↑ Yalkut Shimoni, Psalms, Psalm 46
↑ B. Talmud, Tractate Mo'ed Katan, 27a

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 Isaac Nappaha 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 of the West 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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