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Bahya ibn Paquda
Spanish Jewish philosopher and rabbi (c.1050–1120) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Bahya ben Asher.
Bahyā ibn Pāqudā (also: Pakuda, Bakuda; Judeo-Arabic: בחיי אבן פקודה, Arabic: بهية بن فاقودا), c. 1050–1120,[1] was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived in the Taifa of Zaragoza in al-Andalus (now Spain). He was one of two people now known as Rabbeinu Behaye, the other being the Bible commentator Bahya ben Asher.