Abraham ibn Ezra ראב"ע | |
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 An illustration of Ibn Ezra (center) making use of an astrolabe. | |
| Born | c. 1089 - 1092 |
| Died | c. 1164 - 1167 |
| Known for | writing commentaries, grammarian |
| Children | Isaac ben Ezra |
Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא, romanized: ʾAḇrāhām 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).
- ^ Encyclopaedia Judaica, pages 1163–1164
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia (online); Chambers Biographical Dictionary gives the dates 1092/93 – 1167