.
Talmud simply
Pak'stinian
Abiuliiii. withdiit
any
AlKlimi or R.
as R.
He
tlmirislicd in fourth ciiilury. C(>nlcmi)oraii('(iusly willi 1{, Jose
tli(_-
((lu'iinnieii.
who survived him. and with H. Elii'/.cr II. See Yir. Er. x. 2(mi Yer. B. B. i.. Hid; doulitfiil. YcT. Kct, .i. -Mil. The Pulcslinian Talmud and the iiiidiii.shic literature mention several more amoraim by the name of Alulima or one of its variants, some of whom will S. M. be found under Di.Mi. II.,
Abdirna (Dimi) of Haifa
A Palestinian amora
and fourth centua reeoiriii/.ed authority in lialakic matters, prominent contemporaries as well as successors citin.i; his views in support of their own; nor was he less distiii,i;iished in the field of the IlajrAccording to liim. this rule of eliqiuMte gadah. should be observed: When a scholar (hnknin) passes to take his seat at college, one should rise in his honor within a distance of four cubits. an<l remain standing till he has passed to a like distance. In honor of a vice-president of the Sanhedrin (aft hit iliii), one .shouhl rise as soon as one perceives of
Abdallah ibn Saura
THE JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA
45
the
tliiril
j;eneration
(third
He was
ries).
him coming, and remain standing
luitil
he
has
|iassed to a distance of four ciibits; but when the l)resident of the Sanhedrin (naxi) jiasses, one should rise as soon as one observes him approaching, an<l remain standin.i; long enough for him to reach his place and be seated for thus the I5ible (E.. x.wiii. 8)
and looked says, "All the ))eoi)le stood up after Moses, until he was gone into the l<iit " (IJid. 33A). Commenting on Eccl. .ii. 7. "And the spirit shall return to (Jod who gave it." the famous liaggadist, H. Samuel b. Nal.iman, remarks that R. Abdima of Haifa thus illustrates this jiassa.ire: juiest who belonged to the order known as Haberim [see H.viu:it]. the members of which were very Strict in all observances of Levitical cleanliness, entrusted a sacred loaf of tinniuilt to one less strict ha-Arez) .saying, 'Behold, I am clean, and my utensils are clean, and this liouse is clean, and loaf is clean: if thou wilt return it to me in the condition in which I hand it to thee. well and good; Thus .says if not. I sli.'dl burn it in thy presence.' bUssed liellel to man. "Behord. the Holy Oni I am pure, and Jly mansion is pure, an<l ^ly ministers are ]iure, and the soul which I give into thy keeping is |iure: if thou wilt return it to .Me as I give it to thee, it shall be well; otherwise, I shall burn it in thy ])resence " (Eccl. R. nd loc). One .
.
.
"A
(Am
Abdon
('Er. 55n) lu using Biblical texts for honiilelic purposes he follows the usual method of straining the text, or playing upon similarities of expression or even of sound: for example, the Biblical statement (Ex. xix. 17), "They stood at the ba.se {IhIhIiIH) of the mount," he construes as implying lliat "the Holy One bles.sed be He hail bent the mountain over the Israelites, saying to them. If you accept the Law it will be well; otherwise here will 1k! your grave'" (Sliab. 88,/; 'Ab. Zarah, '.'A). Elsewhere Ik; is reported as interpreting the term "Taanatli" in the pas.sjige (Josh. xvi. (i), "And the Inirder went about eastward unto Taiuiath-shiloh," as if it were related to Imiiiii/iili (sorrow) or to itiinh (to sigh) and, therefore, he underslanils by Ta.
—
I
—
'
anath shiloh the s)iot at the sight of which man is reminded of the .sjicrilicial rites once pnictis<'d in Shiloh, anil .sighs at their discontinuance (Zeb. 118« comi)are " Dikduke Soferiin," l.r.. and Yalk., 881). In Yer. ileg. i. 12d a dilTerent interpretation of tli(- sjune text, l)ut also taking Taanalh in the sense of sorrow, is reported in the name of R. Abdima of Sepphoris. S. M. ct wi/.
Deut.
i;
Abdima b. Hamdure or Hamdude An amoni of the third century. He is probably iileiilical with (Mar) Bar Ihimdure, the disciple of Sanniel (Shab. 107'/; compare "Dikduke Soferim," ml Iim: M'ut; Y'onia. 87/-; Suk. -iUn; Men. 384). S. M.
Abdima Xal;iota A Palestinian amora of the fourth century; contemporary of the Babylonian
He was senior decisions in his name. IJke Abin III., he- was wont to tnivel and to ilisseminate traditions among the academies of his native country and of liabylonia lience liis surnanie
amoraim
I{jib
to R. Assi
II..
and Rab Joseiih. who delivered lialakic
Hi.sda
which means
Nal.iola.
<aie
who
is
wont
Bini.ioc.R.»pilv: Ycr. iihnh. Kill. i.
l'< r. II. II. 111.
an
'».
lid; IVr.
vlll.
—
—
1
.
Iluu.iofifiAiMIV: lll.ttV; /'.v.
I'lil.
Yrr.Miu.
JVi.
xxxl.
li,
Kd/i. .V<(;. ill'<: Trr. M. U't. l-.Miili: Tilt. Ytilh. Tdi. 717: Ituclicr, -li;.
111.71?);
.Vii/i/ii/i. Il.:iil<i: l.itiii. It.
and
Amur. ui.rM
Ixvlll. ID; r<:t<.
S.
M.
of Sepphoris
(sometimes with the addition b. Qasa) . Palestinian who immigrated into Babylonia; senior contemporary of Kaba His name is and .loseph. of the fourth ciiitury. coimeeted with but a small number of Halakot, and only few of his Haggadot are preserved. Conunenting'on the words of .Mosis( Deut. XXX, II-IH). "This Neither is commandment is not in the heaven. "And were it even it beyond the sea." he observes: so: were the Law in heaven, il would be man's duly to ascend to obtain il were il beyond the seas,
M.
A
Palestinian ainora of llie tilth (( illury; disciple of R. >hilia He was a distinguislieil III. and of R. Huiia H. .scholar in his a.ire, as is evident from his father !«•
Abdima
quoted as Immi, the father of phoris (Yer. Be/ah, i. (iOi?)
iiig
BiHLioGB.iPHV: IVr. Bi r. Iv. s<i Ycr. r<roii«, U. Kit. 1. 23ij ; Yer. XiiUlalu II. 31*.
of SepftSf
S.
Yrr.
M.
A
Abdimi
conIilallaija ("The Sailmaker"): temporary nf K. lliyya b. Abba and Jacob b. Al.ia, who was one of the numerous cla.ss of scholars eiigaired in handicraft (Yer. B. M. iv. H,/; Yer. Suk. ii.
Abdimus ben R. Jose: One of llie variaiils of the popular name of R. Meiialiem ben R. Jos<'. The other forms are Abirodimus. .Vvnulimus. Vradimas. and Vradimiis. For llie etymology of Ihe name
Abdimn (Dimi) bar Hamar
IWi; Yrr. S.
Abdima (Abdimi)
'
of Abdima's aphorisms is: "With the destruction of the First Temple lw gift of prophecy was taken " from the i)rophets and bestowed upon the learned 1!. B. 'iii) . other: " Before man eats and ilrinks he has two hearts; after he eats and drinks he has but one" (B.B. Vi/j; Yallj., Job. S UOfi).
ii.
I.
i:i<(.
,
my
K.
go down
to
See Dimi.
to Babylonia.
si-e
Jastrow. "Diet."
Ilini.ioiiiiArnv: Yrr. Yili. I-:iiinr.lo.l-i:
I.
i.
8T5.
ai; Yrr.
Slitli. vUl.
SWi; Slfra,
Sluih.im>: Xal.»a.
.
.
he would be obliged to cross them in ipiest of
"
il
ABDON:
1. One of the last of the Ephmimilo He aided in n-jiidgis; a son of Hillel of Pinilhon. storing order in central Israel after the ilisaslroiis feud wiih Jiplillm anil the (iihadiles (Judgi'S, 2. A family of the IriU- of B<iijainin .ii. 13-1">). 3. .VliitM'onite fiiniilvd Chron (I Chron. viil.','3). viii. IMt. ix
- lll).
4.
A
court
JosiahtH Chron. xxxiv. •.•01. his name is given as V.blw.i
ollleial
in
the days of
In II Kings, xxill'.'. J F MiC
