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 NERFINISHED
Raavad NERFINISHED
Ravad III NERFINISHED
Ravad of Posquières NERFINISHED
birthName Abraham ben David NERFINISHED
burialPlace Posquières NERFINISHED
commentaryOn Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED
Talmud NERFINISHED
commentaryStyle critical glosses
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth c. 1120
dateOfDeath 1198
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
father David ben Isaac of Narbonne NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Halakha
Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah (early forms) NERFINISHED
Talmud NERFINISHED
genre Talmudic commentary
halakhic commentary
mystical writings
influenced Provençal Kabbalists NERFINISHED
Rabbi Isaac the Blind NERFINISHED
commentators on Mishneh Torah
later halakhic authorities
influencedBy Geonic literature
Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne NERFINISHED
Talmud Bavli NERFINISHED
knownFor critical method in halakhic commentary
glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
influence on Provençal Kabbalah
languageOfWork Aramaic
Hebrew
movement Provençal Judaism NERFINISHED
notableWork Hasagot ha-Ravad on Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED
Sefer Ba‘alei ha-Nefesh NERFINISHED
Sefer ha-Qabbalah (attributed in some traditions) NERFINISHED
critical glosses on Mishneh Torah
placeOfBirth Narbonne NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Posquières NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
positionHeld community leader in Posquières
head of yeshiva in Posquières
region Occitania NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
residence Posquières NERFINISHED
Provence NERFINISHED
spouse daughter of Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne
student Rabbi Isaac the Blind NERFINISHED
tradition Ashkenazi-Sephardi Provençal synthesis

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Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah editor Rabbi Abraham ben David
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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