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Geonim
[ Sephardic Hebrew ge-aw-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew gey-oh-nim ]
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- Ge·on·ic [gey-, on, -ik], adjective
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Second, brief compilations of precepts, like the works of Hefez ben Yazliah and the responsa of some geonim.
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They accepted the decisions of the Geonim as law, without greatly troubling themselves as to their agreement with the Bible.
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In Jewish circles, many began to criticise the responses of the Geonim, and no longer looked upon them as oracular utterances.
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Far from condemning knowledge, the Geonim considered it as an aid and supplement to religion.
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To make his decree legal and unimpeachable, David demanded the signatures of the two Geonim to the document prepared by him.
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