Commentary for Yevamot 210:7

אמר ליה אבדן מי הוא זה שמפסע על ראשי עם קדוש אמר ליה אני ישמעאל בר' יוסי שבאתי ללמוד תורה מרבי אמר ליה וכי אתה הגון ללמוד תורה מרבי

could only move to his place with slow steps. 'Who is this man, cried Abdan<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One of Rabbi's disciples. 'Abdan' is a contraction of 'Abba Judan' by which name he is known in the Palestinian Talmud. (Cf. Tosaf. s.v. [H], a.l.). ');">¹⁷</span> out to him, 'who strides over the heads<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' During the discourses of the Master the disciples were seated on the ground in Eastern fashion; and R. Ishmael, in making his way towards his seat in the front rows, was compelled to stride over the heads of the assembly. ');">¹⁸</span> of the holy people!' The other replied. 'I am Ishmael son of R. Jose who have come to learn Torah from Rabbi'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'my master', a designation applied to R. Judah the prince who was in his time the Master par excellence. ');">¹⁹</span>

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