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Naḥmanides

Nachmanides
Moses ben Nahman
Nahmanides painting.jpg
21st-century artistic depiction
of Nachmanides in Acre, Israel
Born 1194
Girona, Crown of Aragon, present-day Spain
Died 1270
Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Era Medieval Philosophy
Region Mediterranean
School Jewish philosophy

Rabbi Moses ben Nahman (מֹשֶׁה בֶּן־נָחְמָןMōšeh bēn-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nahman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides/nækˈmæn.dz/ (Greek: Ναχμανίδης Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban /ˌrɑːmˈbɑːn/ (רמב״ן‎) and by the contemporary nicknameBonastruc ça Porta (literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate"), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Sephardic rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia. He is also considered to be an important figure in the re-establishment of the Jewish community in Jerusalem following its decimation at the hands of the Crusaders in 1099.


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