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'''Ben Bag-Bag''' ({{lang-he|בן בג בג}}, literally, son of Bag-Bag) was a rabbinic sage and disciple of [[Hillel the Elder]] during the late ''[[Zugot]]'' or |
'''Ben Bag-Bag''' ({{lang-he|בן בג בג}}, literally, son of Bag-Bag) was a rabbinic sage and disciple of [[Hillel the Elder]] during the late ''[[Zugot]]'' or early ''[[Tannaim|Tannaitic period]]''. Aside from a single maxim quoted at the end of [[Mishna]] Avot (''[[Pirkei Avot]]'' chapter 5) he is not mentioned. There he says, ''Turn it, and turn it, for everything is in it. Reflect on it and grow old and gray with it. Don't turn from it, for nothing is better than it.''<ref>{{cite book|title=Pirkei Avot, end of chapter 5|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_Avot.5.22?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> This maxim is followed by that of another sage, '''ben Hai-Hai''' ({{lang-he|בן הא הא}}). Some considered ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai to be the same person.{{Citation needed}} |
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A tradition recorded by Tosafos in Chagigah 9b has it that both ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai were converts to Judaism ([[gerim]]). Some speculate that their unusual names hid the true identities of [[gerim]] persecuted by [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] authorities during the Roman occupation of the [[Land of Israel]].{{Citation needed}} Another Rabbinic tradition holds that ben Bag-Bag was the person (sometimes described as a Roman soldier) who in a tale of [[Shammai]] and Hillel requests the sages to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot.{{Citation needed}} |
A tradition recorded by Tosafos in Chagigah 9b has it that both ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai were converts to Judaism ([[gerim]]). Some speculate that their unusual names hid the true identities of [[gerim]] persecuted by [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] authorities during the Roman occupation of the [[Land of Israel]].{{Citation needed}} Another Rabbinic tradition holds that ben Bag-Bag was the person (sometimes described as a Roman soldier) who in a tale of [[Shammai]] and Hillel requests the sages to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot.{{Citation needed}} |
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Revision as of 06:00, 24 April 2018
Ben Bag-Bag (Hebrew: בן בג בג, literally, son of Bag-Bag) was a rabbinic sage and disciple of Hillel the Elder during the late Zugot or early Tannaitic period. Aside from a single maxim quoted at the end of Mishna Avot (Pirkei Avot chapter 5) he is not mentioned. There he says, Turn it, and turn it, for everything is in it. Reflect on it and grow old and gray with it. Don't turn from it, for nothing is better than it.[1] This maxim is followed by that of another sage, ben Hai-Hai (Hebrew: בן הא הא). Some considered ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai to be the same person.[citation needed]
A tradition recorded by Tosafos in Chagigah 9b has it that both ben Bag-Bag and ben Hai-Hai were converts to Judaism (gerim). Some speculate that their unusual names hid the true identities of gerim persecuted by Roman authorities during the Roman occupation of the Land of Israel.[citation needed] Another Rabbinic tradition holds that ben Bag-Bag was the person (sometimes described as a Roman soldier) who in a tale of Shammai and Hillel requests the sages to teach him the whole Torah while standing on one foot.[citation needed]
Some would also identify ben Bag-Bag with Yoḥanan ben Bag-Bag (Hebrew: יוחנן בן בג בג), a tanna mentioned several times in the Talmud.[2]
References
- ^ Pirkei Avot, end of chapter 5. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ בן בג בג [Ben Bag-Bag]. Jewish Encyclopedia Daat (in Hebrew). Herzog College.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Marcus Jastrow and Wilhelm Bacher (1901–1906). "Ben Bag-Bag". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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