BOSTANAI BEN CHANINAI

bôsˈtänī bĕn khänēnīˈ, c.618–670, first Jewish exilarch (i.e., ruler of the Jewish exiles in Babylonia) under Arab rule. He is the subject of many legends. His name is also spelled Bustanai ben Haninai. Anan ben David is said to have been among his descendants.

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History of the Jews - Vol. 3
Book by Heinrich Graetz; Jewish Publication Society of America, 1949
Subjects: Jews--History
...three Resh-Galutas are mentioned by name: Kafnai, Chaninai, and Bostanai. The last of these belongs to the ensuing epoch, in...occasion had set up a king in the person of Julian ben Sabar about 530 . As the Jews had not taken part...


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Bostanai Ben Chaninai
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
BOSTANAI BEN CHANINAI bos tani ben khaneni , c.618 670, first Jewish exilarch (i.e., ruler of the Jewish...is the subject of many legends. His name is also spelled Bustanai ben Haninai. Anan ben David is said to have been among his descendants...
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Anan Ben David
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...founder of the Ananites from whom the Karaites claim spiritual descent. He is said to have been a descendant of Bostanai ben Chaninai . Anan rejected the Talmudic tradition and in its place sought a return to Scripture as the sole source for Gods...


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