Ahijah (exilarch) explained

Ahijah was a Jewish Exilarch of the 2nd century CE.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] There are no known holders of the office prior to his tenure. His name does not appear in the Seder Olam Zutta. He is potentially the son of Akkub[6] who is commonly noted in contemporary Jewish genealogies.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berakhot 63a.
  2. Encyclopedia: EXILARCH . The Jewish Encyclopedia. Richard Gottheil. Wilhelm Bacher.
  3. Web site: Exilarch.
  4. Web site: The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Singer. Isidore. Adler. Cyrus. 1901.
  5. Web site: Encyclopaedia Judaica. 1971.
  6. Web site: Ahijah, 1st Babylonian Exilarch. Genealogy of the House of David. en. 9 December 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711162413/https://www.kethertomalkuth.net/ahijah-1st-babylonian-exilarch. 11 July 2021.

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