exilarch

Noun

Meaning

The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.

The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.

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As a direct result of Rav Ashi's renown, the Exilarch came annually to Sura in the month after the New Year to receive the respects of the assembled representatives of the Babylonian academies and congregations. Source: Internet

Jehoiachin was eventually released by the Babylonians (see Jehoiachin's Rations Tablets ) and according to both the Bible and the Talmud, the Judean royal family (the Davidic line ) continued as head of the exile in Babylon (the Exilarch ). Source: Internet

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