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Bloch, Mattithiah Ashkenazi

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Cabalist; lived at Jerusalem in the seventeenth century. A blind adherent and indefatigable apostle of Shabbethai Ẓebi, he was appointed by him one of his prophets charged with the announcement of the Redemption.

Bibliography:
  • Sasportas, Ẓiẓat Nobel Ẓebi, p. 13;
  • Kahana, 'Eben ha-To'im, p. 14;
  • Grätz, Gesch. der Juden, 10:199,202.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bloch, Mattithiah Ashkenazi'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​b/bloch-mattithiah-ashkenazi.html. 1901.
 
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