Huna b. Nathan

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For the Tanna sage of the 5th generation, see Huna Kamma.

For the Amora sage of the 2d generation, see Rav Huna.

For the Amora sage of the 3d generation, see Raba bar Rav Huna.

For the Amora sage of the 5th generation, see Huna b. Joshua.

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Huna b. Nathan (Hebrew: הונא בר נתן‎, read as Rav Huna bar[son of] Natan, or רב הונא בריה דרב נתן , read as Rav Huna Beria[son of] DeRav[the Rabbi] Natan) was a Jewish Amora sage of Babylon, of the fifith and sixth generation of the Amora era. He served as an Exilarch to the Jewish community in babylonia, during these days, and also as their political leader. He acquired his knowledge on the Torah from Rav Papa and Amemar, and was granted the honor of sitting in front of Rava at the Yeshiva. His term overlapping with Rav Ashi's term as Dean of the academy of Sura. He had access to the Sassanid Empire, and especially to the king Yazdegerd I, who ruled over babylonia at the time, and was known for having a kind attitude towards the Jewish community there, and R. Huna b. Nathan was one of the close associates of Yazdegerd's inner circle.

External links

HUNA B. NATHAN, Jewish Encyclopedia;Article

Amoraim

Amoraim of Eretz Israel

First Generation (Until 250 AD):	Gamaliel III R. Hiyya Rabbi Yannai Hoshaiah Rabbah Epes the Southerner Joshua ben Levi Hanina bar Hama Levi ben Sisi Bar Kappara Jeremiah (I)

Second Generation (Until 280 AD):	Judah II (Nesi'ah I) Johanan bar Nappaha Shimon ben Lakish Eleazar ben Pedat Jose b. Hanina Rav Kahana II Jacob b. Idi Hezekiah Judah b. Hiyya Abba of Jaffa

Third Generation (Until 310 AD):	Gamaliel IV Rabbi Ammi Rabbi Assi Abbahu Abin I Hiyya bar Abba Ulla Rav Zeira Rabbah bar bar Hana Rabbi Ilai II Rab 'Awira Hanina b. Papi Jose of Yokereth Jeremiah (II) Hoshaiah Hanina Abba bar Memel Tachlifa the Palestinian Avdimi of Haifa

Fourth Generation (Until 340 AD):	Hasa of Eshtemoa Judah III (Nesi'ah II) Jeremiah (III) Rabbi Aha Rabbi Berekiah Jose b. Zevida Rav Jonah Rabbi Hilkiah Zerika Isaac b. Eliashib

Fifth Generation (Until 380 AD):	Hillel II Gamaliel V Jose ben Abin Rabbi Mana II

Sixth Generation (Until 410 AD):	Judah IV (Nesi'ah III) Tanhuma bar Abba Hanina of Sepphoris Samuel b. Jose b. Boon

Amoraim of Babylon

First Generation (Until 250 AD):	Abba Arika Samuel of Nehardea Mar Ukva Karna Rav Shela Rav Assi

Second Generation (Until 280 AD):	Rav Huna Judah bar Ezekiel Rabbah b. Abuha Jeremiah b. Abba Rav Kahana II Rav Berona Hiyya b. Joseph Rav Giddel Hiyya b. Ashi Raba Bar Jeremiah (Abba) Adda bar Ahavah

Third Generation (Until 310 AD):	Rav Nachman Sheshet Rav Chisda Rabbah bar Nahmani Rav Yosef b. Hiyya Raba bar Rav Huna Joseph b. Hama Ammi b. Abba

Fourth Generation (Until 340 AD):	Abaye Rava Rami bar Hama Aha b. Jacob Rav Safra Rav Kahana III Idi b. Abin Naggara Hiyya b. Abin Naggara Rav Shizbi Isaac b. Judah Rabbah b. Shela

Fifth Generation (Until 380 AD):	Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak Rav Papa Huna b. Joshua Rav Zevid Rav Papi Amemar Mar Zutra Rav Mesharshiya

Sixth Generation (Until 430 AD):	Ravina I Rami b. Abba Rav Ashi Huna b. Nathan Rav Kahana IV

Seventh Generation (Until 465 AD):	Rav Yemar Mar bar Rav Ashi Rafram II Aha b. Raba Judah b. Meremar

Eighth Generation (Until 500 AD):	Rabbah Tosafa'ah Ravina II Rabbah Jose

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