are found in the Babylonian Talmud, some in the name of Rav, some in his own. He took special pains to reconcile apparently conflicting passages, as, for instance, II Samuel 7:10 and I Chronicles 17:10. He attempted to solve the problem of theodicy, inferring from Isaiah 53:10 that God chastens those whom He loves. Quotes "He who occupies himself with the study of the Law alone is as one who has no God". "When leaving the synagogue, one must not take long steps". "He who recites his prayer behind the synagogue is called impious or rasha. "He who is accustomed to honor Shabbat with light will have children who are scholars; he who observes the injunction of mezuzah will have a beautiful house; he who observes the rule as to the tzitzit will have fine clothes; he who consecrates the Shabbat and the holy days as commanded will have many skins filled with wine". "Saul fell once, and he was dismissed. David twice, yet he stayed on". "[Demons] are more numerous than we are and they surround us like the ridge round a field. Every one among us has a thousand on his left hand and ten thousand on his right hand". References It has the following bibliography: Bacher, Ag. Bab. Amor. pp. 52–60. Grätz, Gesch. 3d ed., iv.291 et seq. Halevy, Dorot Ha'Rishonim, ii.411 et seq (Hebrew). Heilprin, Seder Ha'Dorot, ii (Hebrew). Lichtmann, in Keneset Yisrael, iii.297-303. Weiss, Dor, iii.182 et seq. External links A biography of Rav Huna, from Chabad.org 216 births 290s deaths Rabbis of Academy of Sura Exilarchs