Ahijah was a Jewish exilarch of the 2nd century CE.[1][2][3][4][5] There are no known holders of the office prior to his tenure, and his name does not appear in the Seder Olam Zutta. He is potentially the son of Akkub,[6] who is commonly noted in contemporary Jewish genealogies.

References

  1. ^ "Berakhot 63a".
  2. ^ Richard Gottheil; Wilhelm Bacher. "Exilarch". The Jewish Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Exilarch".
  4. ^ Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1901). "The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day".
  5. ^ "Encyclopaedia Judaica". 1971.
  6. ^ "Ahijah, 1st Babylonian Exilarch". Genealogy of the House of David. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Office Established
 1st Babylonian Exilarch
abt. 140 		Succeeded by


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