Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Abba bar Zemina (Hebrew: אבא בר זמינא) or bar Zebina (Hebrew: בר זבינא) was a Palestinian amora of the fourth century. He was a pupil of Rav Zeira, in whose name he transmitted many sayings. He was employed in Rome as a tailor in the house of a Gentile who, under the threat of death, tried to force him to break the dietary laws. Abba, however, steadfastly refused to yield to this, and showed so much courage that the Roman admiringly exclaimed: "If you had eaten, I should have killed you.. }
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- Abba_bar_Zemina comment "Abba bar Zemina (Hebrew: אבא בר זמינא) or bar Zebina (Hebrew: בר זבינא) was a Palestinian amora of the fourth century. He was a pupil of Rav Zeira, in whose name he transmitted many sayings. He was employed in Rome as a tailor in the house of a Gentile who, under the threat of death, tried to force him to break the dietary laws. Abba, however, steadfastly refused to yield to this, and showed so much courage that the Roman admiringly exclaimed: "If you had eaten, I should have killed you.".