e/Abba the Surgeon

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has gloss	eng: Abba the Surgeon is a figure mentioned in the Talmud as an example of genuine Jewish piety and benevolence (Taanit, 21b et seq.) Although dependent upon his earnings, he was so unselfish and considerate that, in order to avoid embarrassing the poor among his patients, he would never accept pay directly from any one, but instead attached to a certain part of his house a box in which each might place what he pleased. According to the story, Abaye, 280 -339, the great Talmudic authority of the time, sent two young [disciples] to test him. Having lodged with him they took in the morning the bedding on which they had slept and went to the market. When Abba passed by they asked him to estimate the beddings worth. He quoted them a price and, being asked whether the value might be higher, he said: this is what I paid for it.
lexicalization	eng: Abba the Surgeon
instance of	c/Talmud people