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References
- ↑ Sanhedrin 19a
- ↑ Nedarim, 32a
- ↑ Tannaim and Amoraim, jewishencyclopedia.com; List (Ammi b. Abba (B))
- ↑ Aaron Hyman, Toledot tannaʿim ve-amoraʾim, III, p. 1100
- ↑ Babylonian Talmud, Nedarim 32a
- 1 2 Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin, 19a
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