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Abraham ibn Ezra
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Abenezra" redirects here. For the lunar crater, see Abenezra (crater).
Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא ʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾīr ʾībən ʾĒzrāʾ, often abbreviated as ראב"ע; Arabic: إبراهيم المجيد ابن عزرا Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra; also known as Abenezra or simply Ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 January 1164 / 23 January 1167)[1][2] was one of the most distinguished Jewish biblical commentators and philosophers of the Middle Ages. He was born in Tudela, Taifa of Zaragoza (present-day Navarre).
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Abraham ibn Ezra ראב"ע | |
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![]() An illustration of Ibn Ezra (center) making use of an astrolabe. | |
Born | c. 1089 - 1092 |
Died | c. 1164 - 1167 |
Known for | writing commentaries, grammarian |
Children | Isaac ben Ezra |
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