Rabbi Abraham ben David

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Rabbi Abraham ben David, also known as the Ravad of Posquières, was a prominent 12th-century Provençal Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his critical glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah and his influential contributions to medieval Jewish scholarship and mysticism.

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instanceOf Jewish mystic ⓘ
Rishon ⓘ
Talmudist ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ
medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
Raavad ⓘ
Ravad III ⓘ
linked to: Ravad

Ravad of Posquières ⓘ
birthName Abraham ben David ⓘ
burialPlace Posquières ⓘ
commentaryOn Mishneh Torah ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ
commentaryStyle critical glosses ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1120 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1198 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish people ⓘ
linked to: Jews
father David ben Isaac of Narbonne ⓘ
fieldOfWork Halakha ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ
Kabbalah (early forms) ⓘ
linked to: Kabbalah

Talmud ⓘ
genre Talmudic commentary ⓘ
halakhic commentary ⓘ
mystical writings ⓘ
influenced Provençal Kabbalists ⓘ
linked to: Provencal Kabbalah

Rabbi Isaac the Blind ⓘ
commentators on Mishneh Torah ⓘ
later halakhic authorities ⓘ
influencedBy Geonic literature ⓘ
Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne ⓘ
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
knownFor critical method in halakhic commentary ⓘ
glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah ⓘ
influence on Provençal Kabbalah ⓘ
languageOfWork Aramaic ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ
movement Provençal Judaism ⓘ
linked to: Provençal Jewry
notableWork Hasagot ha-Ravad on Mishneh Torah ⓘ
Sefer Ba‘alei ha-Nefesh ⓘ
linked to: Baalei ha-Nefesh

Sefer ha-Qabbalah (attributed in some traditions) ⓘ
critical glosses on Mishneh Torah ⓘ
placeOfBirth Narbonne ⓘ
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placeOfDeath Posquières ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
positionHeld community leader in Posquières ⓘ
head of yeshiva in Posquières ⓘ
region Occitania ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Posquières ⓘ
Provence ⓘ
spouse daughter of Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne ⓘ
student Rabbi Isaac the Blind ⓘ
tradition Ashkenazi-Sephardi Provençal synthesis ⓘ

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Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah → editor → Rabbi Abraham ben David ⓘ
subject linked to: Ravad version
Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah → associatedWith → Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
subject linked to: Ravad version
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah → hasKeyFigure → Rabbi Abraham ben David ⓘ
subject linked to: Ravad version
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) → name → Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) → name → Abraham ben David III ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Provençal Jewish scholars → notableMember → Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Provençal Jewish scholars → notableMember → Rabbi Abraham ben David III (RABaD) ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Ravad → alsoKnownAs → Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David → alsoKnownAs → Abraham ben David of Posquières ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David → birthName → Abraham ben David ⓘ
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David