411 REFERENCE · Wikiquote
Samuel of Nehardea
Reference material by Wikiquote contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Samuel of Nehardea (c. 165–257), known as Mar Samuel, was a Babylonian rabbi and astronomer often mentioned in the Talmud.
Quotes
I am as familiar with the paths of heaven as with the streets of Nehardea, with the exception of the comet, about which I am ignorant.
Talmud, Berachot 58b
External links
Category:Rabbis
Category:Astronomers from Iraq
Category:Babylonians
Category:3rd century deaths