Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish messiah claimant born in amadiya”. Today it says “jewish messiah claimant born in amedi”.
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David Alroy or Alrui ( Arabic : داود ابن الروحي , Kurdish : داود ئەلۆی , Hebrew : דָּוִד אַלְרוֹאִי , fl. 1160), also known as Ibn ar-Ruhi and David El-David , was a Jewish Messiah claimant born in Amadiya , Iraq under the name Menaḥem ben Solomon ( Hebrew : מְנַחֵם בֵּן שְׁלֹמֹה ). David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hasdai the Exilarch , and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad . He was also well-versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic. Al-Maġribī, as-Samau'al Ibn-Yaḥyā (2006). بذل المجهود في افحام اليهود (in Arabic). Alroy: The Prince of the Captivity .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
David Alroy ( fl. 1160) was a Jewish pseudo-Messiah born in Amedi , Iraq . David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hisdai the Exilarch , and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad . He was also well-versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic.
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David Alroy ( fl. 1160) was a Jewish pseudo-Messiah born in Amadiya , Iraq under the name "Menahem b.Sulayman" and was also known as Ibn ar-Ruhi. David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hisdai the Exilarch , and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad . He was also well-versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic.
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David Alroy or Alrui ( , , fl. 1160), also known as Ibn ar-Ruhi and David El-David , was a Jewish Messiah claimant born in Amadiya , Iraq under the name Menaḥem ben Solomon ( ).David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hasdai the Exilarch , and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad . He was also well-versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic. Al-Maġribī, as-Samau'al Ibn-Yaḥyā (2006). بذل المجهود في افحام اليهود (in Arabic).
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Jewish messiah claimant (fl. 1160) David Alroy or Alrui ( , , fl. 1160), also known as Ibn ar-Ruhi and David El-David , was a Jewish Messiah claimant born in Amadiya , Iraq under the name Menaḥem ben Solomon ( ). David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hasdai the Exilarch , and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad . He was also well-versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic. Al-Maġribī, as-Samau'al Ibn-Yaḥyā (2006). بذل المجهود في افحام اليهود (in Arabic).
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jewish messiah claimant born in amadiya
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jewish messiah claimant born in amedi
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