Rav Revai of Rov
500 – 560
Hebrew years: 4260–4320 (ד׳ר״ס–ד׳ש״כ)
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Rav Revai of Rov is another figure traditionally listed among the Savoraim. Like the others, he is not famous for founding a new movement or writing a separate major work, but for participating in the final shaping of the Talmudic text.
For your timeline, he represents the middle Savoraic stage. His importance is that he belongs to the generation that continued explaining difficult passages and smoothing the structure of the Babylonian Talmud before the Geonic academies became the dominant Jewish authority.
- Hebrew years
- 4260–4320 (ד׳ר״ס–ד׳ש״כ)
- Category
- Sages, Scholars & Writers
- Part of
- Byzantine Period
At the same time
Rav Simuna480 – 540- Ravina bar Huna520 – 590
Rav Yose470 – 520- Mar Rab Hanan of Iskiya540 – 610
- Mar Rab Mar560 – 620
