Rab

See Arbe. Rab (räb) (Abba Areka). Born 175: died 247. A celebrated rabbi in Babylonia, the most important Jewish personage of his period. He held for a time the post of agora nomos (inspector of markets); was one of the collectors of the Mishna; founded the celebrated Jewish academy at Sora; and introduced many reforms, more especially in the marriage laws and the practice of the courts of justice. Rabagas (rä-bä-gäs'). A play by Sardou, produced in 1871. Rab and his Friends. See Brown , John (1810 1882 ). Rabanus, or Hrabanus, or Rhabanus (rä-bä'nös), Maurus ('the Moor'). [OHG. Hraban , raven.] Born at Mainz about 776: died at Winkel, Germany, Feb. 4, 856. A German theologian, abbot of Fulda, and later (847) archbishop of Mainz. He was a disciple of Alcuin, and before his elevation to the archbishopric taught theology, philosophy, poetry, and rhetoric at Paris in a school established there by Anglo-Saxon monks. He wrote commentaries and theological works (edited by Colvenerius, 1627). Rabât (rä-bät'), or New Sallee. A seaport in Morocco, situated at the mouth of the Bu Regreg, opposite Sallee, in lat. 34° N. It has important manufactures of leather, carpets, cotton and woolen, etc., and has coasting and foreign trade. Population, 26,000. Also Rebat , Ribat , Arbet , Arbat , Rbat , etc. Rabbah, or Rabba, or Rabbath-Ammon. See Philadelphia . Rabelais (räb-e-lā'), François. Born at Chinon, Touraine, probably in 1495: died at Paris, April 9, 1553. A celebrated French humorist. He attended school at an abbey near his native town, and went thence to the convent of La Baumette near Angers. In compliance with the wishes of his father, Thomas Rabe Rabelais, The English. An epithet given to Swift, Amory, and Sterne. Rab-mag (rab-mag'). The title of a Babylonian officer mentioned in Jer. xxxix. 3: po ibly the chief of the Magi, a cla of soothsayers. Rabshakeh (rab-shak'e). [A yro-Babylonian rab sáq .] The title of a Babylonian officer (2 Ki. xviii. 17, Isa. xxxvi. 2), probably general or commander. Rabutin (rä-bü-tan'), Roger de, Comte de Bu y, known as Bu y-Rabutin (bü-sē'rä-bi-tan): Born at Épiry, Nièvre, France, April 18, 1618: died at Autun, France, April 9, 1693. A French officer and writer. He wrote "His to ire amoureuse des Gaules" (1665: a kind of scandalous chronicle recording go ip about the ladies of the court), "Mémoires," and "Lettres." Raccoon (ra-kön'), or Coon (kön), River. A river in Iowa, a tributary of the Des Moines, which it joins at Des Moines. Length, about 175 miles. Race (ras), Cape. A headland at the southeastern extremity of Newfoundland. Race of Alderney. That part of the English Channel which lies between Alderney and the neighboring coast of France (department of Mana Rachel (ra'chel). [Heb., 'a ewe'; F. Rachel , It. Rachele , Sp. Raquel , Pg. Rachel , G. Rahel .] The daughter of Laban, sister of Leah, and wife of