Judah III.
Judah III. (ca.265-ca.330) was a Jewish patriarch .
Life
Judah III. or Jehuda III. belonged to the second, after others to the third generation of the Amorae .
He was the son and successor of Gamaliel IV as Nasi . Hillel II was the son of Judas III.
Judah III. is also known as Judah Nesi'a ha-Sheni and is to be distinguished from the incomparably more important Juda I , who is commonly known under the name Juda ha-Nasi .
literature
- Solomon Schechter, Wilhelm Bacher: Judah III .. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- Judah . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 15 : Italy - Kyshtym . London 1911, p. 535 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Judah III. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Judah Nesi'a |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish patriarch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 265 |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 330 |