Editing Davidic line (section)

==The Exilarchate==
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Later rabbinical authorities granted the office of exilarch to family members that traced its patrilineal<ref name="auto">Max A Margolis and Alexander Marx, ''A History of the Jewish People'' (1927), p. 235.</ref> descent from [[David]], King of Israel. The highest official of Babylonian Jewry was the [[exilarch]] ([[Reish Galuta]], "Head of the Diaspora"). Those who held the position traced their ancestry to the House of David in the male line.<ref name="auto"/> The position holder was regarded as a king-in-waiting, residing in Babylonia in the [[Achaemenid Empire]] as well as during the classic era. The [[Seder Olam Zutta]] attributes the office to [[Zerubbabel]], a member of the Davidic line, who is mentioned as one of the leaders of the Jewish community in the 6th century BC, holding the title of Achaemenid Governor of [[Yehud Medinata]].