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Johanan ben Baroka (orJohanan b. Baroka;Hebrew:רבי יוחנן בן בְּרוֹקַה, or sometimes spelledיוחנן בן ברוקא, both read asYochanan ben [son of] Beroka) was a second and third generation JewishTanna sage (2nd century).
He was a disciple ofRabbi Yehoshua and colleague ofEleazar Chisma.[1] He maintained a scholarly intercourse withJohanan ben Nuri.[2]
He had a son, R. Ishmael ben Johanan ben Baroka, who was accounted in the fourth generation of the JewishTanna sages.
A considerable number of halakhot have been handed down in his name. Many of them, particularly those concerning marital and civil affairs, were adopted as law.[3]
He is also cited in theaggadah. According to him, the saying "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,"[4] implies that the duty of propagating humanity devolves upon woman as well as upon man.[5] He taught that whoever profanes the name of God, even secretly, is punished publicly, whether the deed is committed intentionally or unintentionally.[6]