Abraham ben David

Rabbeinu Abraham ben David was a Provençal rabbi , a great commentator on the Talmud , Sefer Halachot of rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi and Mishne Torah of Maimonides , and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key and important links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He was born in Provence , France , about 1125 CE; died at Posquières , 27 November 1198 CE. He was the son-in-law of Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne Av Beth Din (known as the RABaD II ). He was the father of Rabbeinu Isaac the Blind , a Neoplatonist and important Jewish mystical thinker. The teachers under whose guidance he acquired most of his Talmudic learning were Rabbeinu Moses ben Joseph and Rabbenu Meshullam of Lunel (Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol) . RABaD (abbreviation for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) or RABaD III remained in Lunel after completing his studies, and subsequently became one of the rabbinical authorities of that city. He went to Montpellier , where he remained for a short time, and then moved to Nîmes, where he lived for a considerable period.

Abraham ben David ( c. 1125 – 27 November 1198), also known by the abberviation RABaD (for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) Ravad or RABaD III , was a Provençal rabbi , a great commentator on the Talmud , Sefer Halachot of Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi and Mishne Torah of Maimonides , and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key and important links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He was born in Provence , France , and died at Posquières . He was the son-in-law of Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne Av Beth Din (known as the RABaD II ). He was the father of Rabbeinu Isaac the Blind , a Neoplatonist and important Jewish mystical thinker. The teachers under whose guidance he acquired most of his Talmudic learning were Rabbeinu Moses ben Joseph and Rabbeinu Meshullam of Lunel (Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol) . RABaD remained in Lunel after completing his studies, and subsequently became one of the rabbinical authorities of that city. He went to Montpellier , where he remained for a short time, and then moved to Nîmes, where he lived for a considerable period. He is said to have passed away on the Sabbath eve of Hanukkah in the year [4],959 anno mundi , a year corresponding with 1198 CE.

Abraham ben David ( c. 1125 – 27 November 1198), also known by the abbreviation RABaD (for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) Ravad or RABaD III , was a Provençal rabbi , a great commentator on the Talmud , Sefer Halachot of Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi and Mishne Torah of Maimonides , and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key and important links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He is said to have died on the Sabbath eve of Hanukkah in the year [4],959 anno mundi , a year corresponding with 1198 CE.

Provençal rabbi and Talmud commentator (c.1125–1198) For other uses, see RABaD (disambiguation) . Abraham ben David ( c. 1125 – 27 November 1198), also known by the abbreviation RABaD (for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) Ravad or RABaD III , was a Provençal rabbi , an important commentator on the Talmud , Sefer Halachot of Rabbi Yitzhak Alfasi (known by the abbreviation RIF) and Mishne Torah of Maimonides , and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He is said to have died on the Sabbath eve of Hanukkah in the year [4],959 anno mundi , a year corresponding with 1198 CE.

Provençal rabbi and Talmud commentator (c.1125–1198) For other uses, see RABaD (disambiguation) . Abraham ben David ( c. 1125 – 27 November 1198), also known by the abbreviation RABaD (for Rabbeinu Abraham ben David) Ravad or RABaD III , was a Provençal ḥakham , an important commentator on the Talmud , Sefer Halachot of Isaac Alfasi , and Mishneh Torah of Maimonides , and is regarded as a father of Kabbalah and one of the key links in the chain of Jewish mystics. He died on the erev Shabbat of Hanukkah in the Hebrew year 4959, a year corresponding with 1198 CE.