Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen (Hebrew: אביתר בן אליהו הכהן; c. 1040 – 1112), was the last Palestinian Gaon to occupy his position in the land of Israel.
[1] He was deposed for a period following a violent quarrel with the Egyptian exilarch David ben Daniel who aspired to dominate Palestinian Jewry.
[2] After having fled to Syria in 1093, he later returned to his position following the fall of David ben Daniel.
[1] Abiathar was stranded during the Siege of Tripoli and seems to have only found safe passage to Damascus because of his privileged status.
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