Rabbah [b. Nachmani]

Rabbah studied under the greatest teachers in Babylonia and Palestine. Because he was poor, he did not want to take over the direction of the academy in Pumbedita after the death of R. Yehudah. While he was passed over once, he was soon thereafter sought again and pressured to accept. During his career, he drew many students, including Abaye and Rava.