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Naftali Ya'akov HaCohen, "אוצר הגדולים אלופי יעקב" (in Hebrew)
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41:, where he was elected head of the Gaonate, succeeding
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632:Israel ha-Kohen ben Samuel ben Hofni
26:: רבי יעקב הכהן מנהר פקוד ) was the
946:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
938:This biographical article about a
683:Daniel ben Eleazer ben Hibat Allah
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617:Zemah Tzedek ben Paltoi ben Issac
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698:Isaac ben Israel Ibn al-Shuwaykh
377:Kohen Tzedek Kahana ben Joseph
45:. Most scholars (particularly
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20:Jacob HaKohen of Nehar Peḳkod
16:Babylonian rabbi (fl. 712–30)
871:Sar Shalom ben Moses ha-Levi
851:Masliah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
841:Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen
586:Hilai ben Natronai ben Hilai
541:Mesharsheya Kahana ben Jacob
500:Mari ha-Levi ben Mesharsheya
475:Mari ha-Kohen of Nehar Pekod
342:Menahem ben Joseph ben Hiyya
846:Solomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen
836:Elijah ben Solomon ha-Cohen
821:Solomon ben Joseph ha-Cohen
693:Isaac ben al-Awani ha-Cohen
678:Eleazer ben Hillel ben Fahd
653:Isaac ben Moses ben Sukkari
637:Azariah ha-Kohen ben Israel
515:Jacob ha-Kohen ben Mordecai
71:(in Hebrew). הקדש רוח יעקב.
1024:
1008:Middle Eastern rabbi stubs
942:from the Middle East is a
925:
801:Samuel ben Joseph ha-Cohen
708:Samuel ben Daniel ha-Cohen
277:Huna ben ha-Levi ben Isaac
272:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
267:Haninai Kahana ben Abraham
998:Rabbis of Academy of Sura
902:Mar Isaac of Firuz Shabur
866:Netanel ben Moses ha-Levi
856:Moses ben Netanel ha-Levi
791:Joseph ben Ezrun ha-Cohen
751:Pinhas ben Jacob ha-Cohen
688:Hibat Allah ben Abil Rabi
397:Nehemiah ben Kohen Tzedek
372:Mebasser Kahana ben Kimoi
302:Abumai Kahana ben Abraham
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826:Solomon ben Judah (Gaon)
806:Jose ben Samuel ha-Cohen
766:Aaron ben Moses ben Meir
601:Yom-Tob Kahana ben Jacob
450:(Mesharsheya b. Tahlifa)
195:Huna Mari ben Mar Joseph
185:Rav Rabbah (Rava, Ravah)
646:Later Babylonian Geonim
546:Kohen Tzedek ben Abimai
495:Haninai Kahana ben Huna
490:Ahhunai Kahana ben Papa
297:Kahana ben Haninai Gaon
287:Isaiah ha-Levi ben Abba
247:Hananya ben Mesharsheya
881:Sar Shalom ben Abraham
756:Jehoshaphat ben Josiah
673:Zechariah ben Berakhel
454:Hanina of Nehar Pekkod
337:Aha Kahana ben Mar Rav
231:Natroi Kahana b. Emuna
786:Aaron ha-Cohen (Gaon)
732:Chushiel ben Elchanan
211:Natronai ben Nehemiah
65:הלפרין, רפאל (1981).
465:Jacob of Nehar Pekod
387:Hananiah ben Yehudai
317:Joseph ben Mar Hiyya
190:Rav Bosai (Bostanai)
551:Sar Shalom ben Boaz
312:Abraham ben Sherira
282:Manasseh ben Joseph
226:Samuel ben Mar Mari
1003:8th-century rabbis
861:Abraham ben Mazhir
831:Daniel ben Azariah
596:Jacob ben Natronai
591:Shalom ben Mishael
556:Natronai ben Hilai
531:Hilai ben Hananiah
322:Isaac ben Hananiah
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781:Abraham ben Aaron
703:Ali ben Zechariah
606:Saadia ben Joseph
566:Nahshon ben Zadok
527:(Issac ben Jesse)
392:Aaron ibn Sargado
162:Pumbedita Academy
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816:Josiah ben Aaron
761:Semah ben Josiah
727:Jacob ben Nissim
719:Kairouan Academy
622:Samuel ben Hofni
612:Joseph ben Jacob
571:Zemah ben Hayyim
460:Hillai of Naresh
382:Zemah ben Kafnai
357:Zemah ben Paltoi
332:Paltoi ben Abaye
292:Joseph ben Shila
241:Dodai ben Nahman
175:Mari ben R. Dimi
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367:Kimoi ben Ahhai
327:Joseph ben Abba
307:Joseph ben Abba
257:Rabba ben Dodai
200:Hiyya of Meshan
180:Rav Hana (Huna)
170:Hanan of Iskiya
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948:expanding it
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771:Isaac (Gaon)
485:Yehudai Gaon
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431:Mar ben Huna
423:Sura Academy
402:Sherira Gaon
104:Sura Academy
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68:אטלס עץ-חיים
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28:Gaon of Sura
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658:Eli ha-Levi
448:Rav Sheshna
262:Rav Shinwai
243:(Rav Dorai)
221:Joseph Gaon
43:Rav Sheshna
35:Nehar Pekod
987:Categories
907:Achai Gaon
561:Amram Gaon
520:Rav Abimai
480:Achai Gaon
470:Rav Samuel
216:Judah Gaon
114:Rav Samuel
108:712 - 730
53:References
717:Deans of
576:Rav Malka
456:(Hinenai)
442:Rav Hunai
438:(Hinenai)
421:Deans of
207:(Moronai)
205:Rav Rabya
160:Deans of
407:Hai Gaon
102:of the
993:Geonim
895:Others
444:(Huna)
436:Hanina
153:Geonim
24:Hebrew
940:rabbi
886:Sadoq
796:Ezrun
944:stub
100:Gaon
39:Sura
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