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Abraham ben Jacob Ẓemaḥ

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Palestinian rabbi and author; born about 1670. He was a rabbi at Jerusalem, and a member of the bet din, or rabbinical tribunal, presided over by Moses ben Jonathan Galante. He is the author of a theological work called "Berit Abraham" (The Covenant of Abraham). Ḥayyim Abulafia quotes him in his book "'Ez Ḥayyim," and elsewhere.

Bibliography:
  • Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 132.
J. L. S.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abraham ben Jacob Ẓemaḥ'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/abraham-ben-jacob-aoemaay.html. 1901.
 
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