Aba Chilkiya
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|title = Abba Chilkia | |title = Abba Chilkia | ||
|image = [[File:00000765 cave of aba chilkia chatzor.jpg|215px|alt=Abba Chilkia]] | |image = [[File:00000765 cave of aba chilkia chatzor.jpg|215px|alt=Abba Chilkia]] | ||
− | | | + | |header1 = Hebrew: |
− | | | + | |data2 = אבא חלקיה |
− | | | + | |header3 = Spelling: |
− | | | + | |data4 = Abba Chilkiyah, Chilkeyah, Chilkeya, Chilkia |
− | | | + | |header5 = Other Names |
− | | | + | |data6 = Asa Chilkiyahu |
− | | | + | |header7 = Meaning: |
− | | | + | |data8 = Father to a portion from G-D. |
− | | | + | |header9 = Description: |
− | | | + | |data10 = A Tana who was known for his ability to pray for rain and be answered. |
}} | }} | ||
− | An early Tana, | + | An early Tana, Aba Chilkiya lived during the time of the Second Temple. Aba Chilkiya was respected as a miracle worker by the sages of his generation, just like his grandfather Choni HaM'agel. |
==A Pious Worker== | ==A Pious Worker== | ||
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==Family== | ==Family== | ||
− | Aba Chilkiya was a grandson of | + | Aba Chilkiya was a grandson of Choni HaM'agel and the first cousin of Chanan Hanechba. All three had the ability to bring down rain through their prayers to Hashem. Aba Chilkiya was a son of Choni's son and Chanan Hanechba was the son of Choni's daughter. |
===Wife of Aba Chilkiya=== | ===Wife of Aba Chilkiya=== | ||
− | Aba Chilkiya's wife was righteous in her own merit. She would dress up and greet her husband each day to | + | Aba Chilkiya's wife was righteous in her own merit. She would dress up and greet her husband each day to insure that he would not gaze at any other woman. Together Abba Chilkiyah and his wife had at least two boys. |
− | Despite their great poverty Abba Chilkiyah and his wife would give a lot of charity. Aba Chilkiya's wife would give more charity | + | Despite their great poverty Abba Chilkiyah and his wife would give a lot of charity. Aba Chilkiya's wife would give more charity then her husband, since she was home the entire day. Additionally she would give ready made food while Aba Chilkiya himself only gave money, a step further away from actual food. It was for this reason that Aba Chilkiya's wife would sometimes have her prayers answered before her husband. |
− | Aba Chilkiya had evil gangster neighbors that tormented him and he wanted to pray that they should die. Instead | + | Aba Chilkiya had evil gangster neighbors that tormented him and he wanted to pray that they should die. Instead his wife prayed that they should repent, which they did. This was an additional merit that Aba Chilkiya's wife had over her husband, allowing her prayers to be answered first. |
==Reincarnations== | ==Reincarnations== | ||
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