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, who is the first exilarch whose authority was recognized outside of the realm of Babylonia.
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References
- ^ Neusner, Jacob. "A history of the jews in babylonia v. Later sasanian times".
- ^ "Exilarch". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
- ^ Franklin, Arnold E. (15 October 2012). This Noble House: Jewish Descendants of King David in the Medieval Islamic East. ISBN 978-0812206401.
- ^ "Descendants of Zerubavel".