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Who is wealthy?... Rabbi Akiva says: Anyone who has a wife whose actions are pleasant

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(: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף, ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēp̄; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE), also known as Rabbi Akiva (רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a tanna of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second century. Rabbi Akiva was a leading contributor to the and to . He is referred to in the Talmud as Rosh la-im "Chief of the Sages". He was executed by the Romans in the aftermath of the .

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Native Name: רבי עֲקִיבָא

Alternative Names: Akiva ben Yosef • Rabbi Akiva • Rabbi Akivah • Akiva • Akiba Ben Joseph

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