Career
He was the pupil of Joshua ben Levi, and resided at Tyre, a city that was situated on a mountain in the Land of Israel. The prominent sages Rav Nachman and Rav Zeira saw him in a special way, and whenever there were doubts concerning his studies they would send off a messenger to ask him about it, and he would refer to him as "Master". He is cited a lot along with R. Samuel ben Nahman.
