Creator Bio
Tsemaḥ ben Ḥayim Ga’on
9th Century
Tsemaḥ ben Ḥayim was the gaon of the academy of Sura between circa 889 and circa 895. At that time, Sura was located on the Euphrates, in Iraq. Nothing is known of Tsemaḥ’s life beyond the handful of responsa attributed to him, which include an answer to a query from Qayrawān, Tunisia, regarding a traveler named Eldad ha-Dani.
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Responsum: On Eldad ha-Dani
This question the men of Kairouan asked of the Gaon Rabbenu Zemach with reference to Eldad the Danite of the tribes in ancient Havilah, in the land of Ethiopia, who had come unto them [after sundry…