11 Facts About Nehardea

Nehardea was adjacent or identical to Anbar, a short distance from the modern city of Fallujah.

Priestly portion of the Jewish population of Nehardea was said to be descended from the slaves of Pashur ben Immer, the contemporary of King Jehoiachin.

City of Nehardea is thickly populated, and among other advantages possesses an extensive and fertile territory.

Nehardea emerges clearly into the light of history at the end of the tannaitic period.

Samuel of Nehardea established the reputation of its academy, while Rav, who likewise taught there for a time, made Sura the seat of an academy destined to achieve a still greater reputation.

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Nehardea soon regained its importance, for the eminent Rav Nachman dwelt there.

Nehardea always remained the residence of a certain number of learned men, some of whom belonged to the school of Mahuza, which was of considerable prominence at that time, and some to that of Pumbedita.

Toward the end of the 4th and at the beginning of the 5th century Nehardea again became a center of Babylonian Judaism through Amemar's activity, though this was overshadowed by that of Rav Ashi, the director of the Academy of Sura.

Lod in Palestine, and Nehardea are mentioned in the 3rd century as cities whose inhabitants were proud and ignorant.

Nehardea is famous in the history of the Masorah because of an ancient tradition relating to the number of verses in the Bible; it is here said that Hamnuna brought this tradition from Nehardea, where he had received it from Nakkai.

Aha of Be-Hatim from the vicinity of Nehardea is mentioned by Sherira Gaon as one of the saboraic authorities of the 6th century.