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Nathan ben Abraham I
11th century commentator on the Mishnah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Nathan ben Abraham, President of the Academy. For Nathan ben Jehiel, author of "Sefer ha-Arukh", see Nathan ben Jehiel.
Nathan ben Abraham, known also by the epithet President of the Academy (Hebrew: רבינו נתן אב הישיבה) in the Land of Israel (died ca. 1045 – 1051),[1] was an 11th-century rabbi and exegete of the Mishnah who lived in Ramla, in the Jund Filastin district of the Fatimid Caliphate. He was the author of the first known commentary covering the entire Mishnah.
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Nathan ben Abraham | |
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Title | President of the Academy |
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Born | נתן בן אברהם late 10th century CE |
Died | circa 1051 CE[1] |
Religion | Judaism |
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Profession | Rabbi |
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Profession | Rabbi |
Position | Av Beit Din |
Buried | unknown |
Residence | Ramleh |
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