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- ↑ Sanhedrin 14a
- ↑ Avodah Zarah 8b
- ↑ Sanhedrin 14a
- ↑ Hamburger, "R. B. T." ii. 451
- ↑ Bacher, "Ag. Tan." i. 404
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Judah b. Baba". The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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