Shaphat (exilarch)

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]}

See also

• Seder Olam Zutta

References

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".

External links

• Jewish Encyclopedia – exilarch

Regnal titles
Preceded by Johanan	4th Babylonian Exilarch abt. 170	Succeeded by Anani