RABad (ראב״ד, pronounced also Raavad, Ravad or Raivid) is a Hebrew acronym which most commonly refers to Rabbi Abraham Ben David, or the RABaD III. There are three rabbis and scholars referred to by this acronym:
People Rabbi Abraham ibn Daud, the first RABaD, a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and historian Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne the Eshkol, called RABad II, being an acronym for Rav Av Beth Din Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières, called RABaD III, a son-in-law of the former
Other uses RABaD or Ravad, the head of any Rabbinical court, being an acronym for Rosh Beth Din Rábade or "San Vicenzo de Rábade", a town in the northwest of Spain in the province of Lugo
See also Rabad