Aaron ben Elijah

Who was Aaron ben Elijah?

Aaron ben Elijah, the Latter, of Nicomedia is often considered to be the most prominent Karaite theologian. He is referred to as "the Younger" to distinguish him from another Aaron ben Elijah, also a theologian from Constantinople, which was then the center of Karaite learning. Even though Aaron lived for much of his life in Constantinople, he is sometimes distinguished from the other Aaron Ben Elijah by the title "of Nicomedia," signifying another place he lived.