Isaac ben Eleazar
R. Isaak ben Eleazar (also: Isaak ben Eleazar , usually Isaak ben Chaqola or Isaak b. Chakula ) was an ancient Jewish scholar, counted among the second generation of Palestinian Cupids , and lived and worked in the third century AD.
He lived in Caesarea and was held in such high esteem by his contemporaries, including Yehoshua ben Levi , that the verse (2.20 EU ) is said to have been applied to him:
"But the Eternal in his holy temple - the whole earth be quiet before him."
- pal. Bikk. 65 a
He is also said to have given the funeral speech to the greatest scholar of his time, Rabbi Jochanan .
literature
- Zacharias Frankel : Hodegetica . Leipzig 1859
- Jakob Pinchas Kohn: ISAAK ben ELEASAR . In: Jewish Lexicon . Berlin 1927, Volume III.
- Günter Stemberger : Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash . 8th edition. Beck, Munich 1992.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isaac ben Eleazar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isaac ben Eleazar; Isaac ben Chaqola; Isaac b. Chakula |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scribe |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century or 3rd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century or 4th century |