Aaron ha-Cohen (Gaon)
Aaron ha-Cohen | |
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אהרן הכהן | |
Title | Gaon |
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Religion | Judaism |
Era | 10th century |
Known for | Head of the Palestinian Gaonate |
Senior posting | |
Predecessor | Abraham ben Aaron |
Aaron ha-Cohen (Hebrew: אהרן הכהן) was a head of the Palestinian Gaonate in the 10th century.
Details
[edit]According to a fragment found in the Cairo Genizah (T-S 312.82), Aaron ha-Cohen reigned as Gaon after Abraham ben Aaron (the edge of the fragment is cut and does not allow for reconstruction of the length of his reign).[1] It is possible that he is the Aaron ha-Cohen who wrote a calligraphic invitation to a certain elder Suwayd and his son to come to a lecture on the Sabbath.[2]
This Aaron ha-Cohen should be distinguished from a different Aaron ha-Cohen who served under Joseph ben Ezrun ha-Cohen later in the 10th century.
References
[edit]- ^ Gil, Moshe (1992), A history of Palestine, 634-1099, translated by Broido, Ethel, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 659 (section 852), ISBN 9780521599849
- ^ Genizah fragment T-S 8J13.15
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