Shaphat was a Jewish Exilarch of the 2nd century AD succeeding his father
Johanan Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious".
The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the ...
. Little is known about him or the office of the exilarch at this time. His name is found in most surviving genealogical lines of Davidic descent.
He was the father of his successor
Huna Kamma, who is the first exilarch whose authority was recognized outside of the realm of Babylonia.
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External Links
Jewish Encyclopedia- Exilarch Genealogy of the House of David- Shaphat, 4th Exilarch
References
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Exilarchs
2nd-century Jews
Jewish royalty