| Far from condemning knowledge, the Geonim considered it as an aid and supplement to religion. |
| Second, brief compilations of precepts, like the works of Hefez ben Yazliah and the responsa of some Geonim. |
| Not even the Qaraite schism was able to break the power of the Geonim. |
| Hai Gaon died in 1038, closing the period of the Geonim after an activity of four and a half centuries. |
| The Geonim were required to do homage to the Exilarchs but were otherwise independent. |
| The chronicle of the Saboraim and Geonim as given by him is our guide for this epoch. |
