Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba, an Amora of the Land of Israel, and uncle of Abba Arika (Rav).
Hiyya bar Abba | Hiyya |
When he was still very young, Hiyya migrated to Palestine where he studied under Ḥanina and Joshua ben Levi.
In aggadah he excelled in the transmission and elucidation of the sayings of his predecessors, especially those of Hiyya, Joshua ben Levi, Yohanan and Simeon ben Lakish.