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(Abū l-Bishr) Azhar b. Ibrāhīm

Metadata

Gender
Male
Active dates
1063 – 5 July, 1072 CE
Social role
Jewish communal official
Other names
al-Shofeṭ al-Jalīl
Yaʾir b. Avraham
Abū Bishr

Description / Bio

This Yaʾir/Azhar seems to be the grandfather of the judge Yaʾir b. Avraham b. Yaʾir, who was active in the early 12th century. It is also possible that they are the same person.

Alan Elbaum and Ksenia Ryzhova, "(Abū l-Bishr) Azhar b. Ibrāhīm," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/azhar-b-ibrahim/, accessed January 9, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/azhar-b-ibrahim/