Solomon ben David () was a Karaite leader of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries CE. He was the son of David ben Boaz. As a direct lineal descendant of

Anan ben David Anan Ben David (, ) is widely considered to be a major founder of Karaite Judaism. His followers were called Ananites and, like modern Karaites, did not believe the Rabbinic Jewish Oral Torah, such as the Mishnah, to be authoritative. History F ...

, he was regarded as

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and

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of the Karaite community. He was succeeded by his son Hezekiah ben Solomon.

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