- Judah Nesiah
- (fl. 3rd cent)Palestinian nasi, son of Gamaliel III. He was the first nasi to settle in Tiberias. He was assisted by Johanan bar Nappaha and Resh Lakish.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Judah Nesiah
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