Shaphat was a Jewish exilarch of the 2nd century AD,[1] succeeding his father, Johanan.
[2][3] Little is known about him or the office of the exilarch at this time.
His name is found in most surviving genealogical lines of Davidic descent.
[4] He was the father of his successor, Huna Kamma, the first exilarch whose authority was recognized outside the realm of Babylonia.
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