Solomon (Karaite prince)
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Solomon ben David was a Karaite leader of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries CE. He was the son of David ben Boaz
. As a direct lineal descendant of Anan ben David
, he was regarded as nasi
and resh galuta of the Karaite community. He was succeeded by his son Hezekiah ben Solomon
.
David ben Boaz
David ben Boaz was a Karaite Jewish scholar who flourished in the tenth century CE...
. As a direct lineal descendant of Anan ben David
Anan ben David
Anan Ben David is widely considered to be a major founder of the Karaite movement of Judaism. His followers were called Ananites and, like modern Karaites, do not believe the Rabbinic Jewish oral law to be divinely inspired...
, he was regarded as nasi
Nasi
Nāśī’ is a Hebrew title meaning prince in Biblical Hebrew, Prince in Mishnaic Hebrew, or president in Modern Hebrew.-Genesis and Ancient Israel:...
and resh galuta of the Karaite community. He was succeeded by his son Hezekiah ben Solomon
Hezekiah ben Solomon
Hezekiah ben Solomon was the son of Solomon ben David and thus was the eighth Karaite exilarch of the line of Anan ben David. He lived in Iraq during the eleventh century. He was the father of Hasdai ben Hezekiah....
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