Josiah ben Saul
9th-century Karaite rabbi
About Josiah ben Saul
Josiah ben Saul (Hebrew: יאשיהו בן שאול) was the grandson of Anan ben David and a Karaite Nasi. Some of his halakhic opinions are quoted by later Karaite scholars. He was the father of Jehoshaphat and Semah, who both functioned as leaders of the Palestinian Gaonate.
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9th-century Karaite rabbi
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