Bostanai ben Chaninai

Bostanai ben Chaninai

(bôs`tänī bĕn khänēnī`), 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 DavidAnan ben David
, fl. 8th cent., Babylonian Jewish theologian, founder of the Ananites from whom the Karaites claim spiritual descent. He is said to have been a descendant of Bostanai ben Chaninai.
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 is said to have been among his descendants.