exilarchate (Resh Galuta)

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The exilarchate (Resh Galuta) was the hereditary leadership institution of the Jewish community in Babylonia, whose heads claimed Davidic descent and held political and judicial authority under various imperial regimes.

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nehardea
governedBy
David ben Zakkai ("Exilarch")
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