Abraham ibn Ezra

Abraham ibn Ezra
ראב"ע
An illustration of Ibn Ezra (center) making use of an astrolabe.
Bornc. 1089 - 1092
Diedc. 1164 - 1167
Known forwriting commentaries, grammarian
ChildrenIsaac ben Ezra

Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא, romanizedʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾīr ʾībən ʾEzrāʾ, 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).

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica, pages 1163–1164
  2. ^ Jewish Encyclopedia (online); Chambers Biographical Dictionary gives the dates 1092/93 – 1167

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