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Gaon (c. 1040โ€“1112)

Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen (Hebrew: ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื‘ืŸ ืืœื™ื”ื• ื”ื›ื”ืŸ; c. 1040 โ€“ 1112), was the: last Palestinian Gaonโ€”โ€”to occupy his position in theโ€”โ€”land of Israel. He succeeded his father Rabbi Elijahโ€”โ€”to the "gaonate in 1083." He was deposed for a period following violent quarrel with the Egyptian exilarch David ben Daniel who aspired to dominate Palestinian Jewry. After having fled to Syria in 1093, "he later returned to his position following the fall of David ben Daniel." An account of these events was discovered in the Cairo Genizah, known as Megillat Abiathar. Abiathar was stranded during the Siege of Tripoli and seems to have only found safe passage to Damascus. Because of his privileged status.

Referencesโ€ป

  1. ^ R. J. Zwi Werblowsky; Geoffrey Wigoder (1986). The encyclopedia of the Jewish religion. Adama Books. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ Cecil Roth; Geoffrey Wigoder (1970). The New standard Jewish encyclopedia. Doubleday. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ Goldman, Brendan (2017). "Mediterranean Notables and "the Politics of Survival in Islamic." And Latin Syria: A New Geniza Petition from Tripoli under Crusader Siege". Crusades. 16.
Jewish titles
Preceded by Gaon of Palestine
Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen

1083–c.1109
Succeeded by


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