Sara Japhet

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Sara Japhet
שרה יפת
Japhet in 2010
Born	Sara Isaacson (1934-11-18)November 18, 1934 Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine
Died	March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 89)
Occupation	Biblical scholar
Known for	her work on the Books of Chronicles
Title	Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor Emeritus of Bible Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Relatives	Gilad Japhet
Awards	Israel Prize for Biblical Studies
Academic background
Alma mater	Hebrew University (Ph.D.)
Thesis	(1973)
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies
Sub-discipline	Hebrew scriptures
Institutions	Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Sara Japhet (sometimes Sarah Yefet,שרה יפת ‎; November 18, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli biblical scholar.^[1] She was the Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor Emerita of Bible Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.^[2] She is considered a leading authority on the books of Chronicles by Oxford University Press.^[3]