Abraham ben Aaron

Abraham ben Aaron (Hebrew: אברהם בן אהרן) was a head of the Palestinian Gaonate in the 10th century.

Details

Moshe Gil assumes that this Abraham was the son of Aaron ben Meir.[1] According to a fragment found in the Cairo Genizah (T-S 312.82), Abraham reigned as Gaon for seven years. Gil estimates his reign to have occurred around 926-933 CE.[1] Abraham Gaon was the ancestor of members of the Palestinian Gaonate, including Josiah ben Aaron Ab and his son Sadoq ben Josiah.[2] Additionally, the family traced their lineage to Rabbi Judah the Prince.[2]

References
  1. Gil, Moshe (1992), A history of Palestine, 634-1099, translated by Broido, Ethel, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 657-659 (section 852), ISBN 9780521599849
  2. See the Memorial Lists for the family from the Genizah; fragments Oxford B. 11/12, Bodl. 2443 (Merton), ENA 2592.21, ENA 2592.18, and T-S 8K 22.10. Only some of the lists mention the descent from Judah the Prince.
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