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Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi of the north-african community of kabez which flourished in the 12th century”. Today it says “rabbi of the north-african community of קאבס”.
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Samuel ben Jacob ibn Jam or Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a (Hebrew: שמואל בן יעקב אבן ג'אמע) was rabbi of the North-African community of קאבס ( Gabès ?) who flourished in the 12th century. He was on intimate terms with Abraham ibn Ezra , who dedicated to him his Ḥai ben Meḳiẓ and mentioned eulogiously three of his sons — Judah, Moses, and Jacob.
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rabbi of the north-african community of kabez which flourished in the 12th century
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rabbi of the north-african community of קאבס
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