Halakhah for Yevamot 124:10

והיה העולם שמם עד שבא ר"ע אצל רבותינו שבדרום ושנאה להם ר"מ ור' יהודה ור' יוסי ורבי שמעון ורבי אלעזר בן שמוע והם הם העמידו תורה אותה שעה

until R. Akiba came to our Masters in the South and taught the Torah to them. These were R. Meir, R. Judah, R. Jose, R. Simeon and R. Eleazar b. Shammua; and it was they who revived the Torah at that time. A Tanna taught: All of them<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The disciples of R. Akiba. ');">²⁴</span> died between Passover and Pentecost. R. Hama b. Abba or, it might be said, R. Hiyya b. Abin said: All of them died a cruel death. What was it? — R. Nahman replied: Croup.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] (rt. [H], 'stop', 'choke'). ');">²⁵</span> R. Mattena stated: The <i>halachah</i> is in agreement with R. Joshua.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra, that the duty of propagation never ceases. ');">²⁶</span>

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