Shaphat (exilarch)

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Shaphat was a Jewish exilarch of the 2nd century AD, [1] succeeding his father, Johanan. [2] [3] Little is known about him or the office of the exilarch at this time. His name is found in most surviving genealogical lines of Davidic descent. [4] He was the father of his successor, Huna Kamma, the first exilarch whose authority was recognized outside the realm of Babylonia.[ citation needed ]

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  1. ↑ Neusner, Jacob. "A history of the jews in babylonia v. Later sasanian times".
  2. ↑ "Exilarch". jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  3. ↑ Franklin, Arnold E. (15 October 2012). This Noble House: Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN   978-0812206401.
  4. ↑ "Descendants of Zerubavel".
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Preceded by 4th Babylonian Exilarch
abt. 170
Succeeded by