Rabbi Abraham ben David

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Rabbi Abraham ben David, also known as the Ravad of Posquières, was a prominent 12th-century Provençal Talmudist and halakhic authority best known for his critical glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah and his influential contributions to medieval Jewish scholarship and mysticism.

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instanceOf Jewish mystic
Rishon
Talmudist
halakhic authority
medieval Jewish scholar
rabbi
alsoKnownAs Abraham ben David of Posquières
Raavad
Ravad III
linked to: Ravad

Ravad of Posquières
birthName Abraham ben David
burialPlace Posquières
commentaryOn Mishneh Torah
Talmud
commentaryStyle critical glosses
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth c. 1120
dateOfDeath 1198
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
father David ben Isaac of Narbonne
fieldOfWork Halakha
Jewish mysticism
Kabbalah (early forms)
linked to: Kabbalah

Talmud
genre Talmudic commentary
halakhic commentary
mystical writings
influenced Provençal Kabbalists
linked to: Provencal Kabbalah

Rabbi Isaac the Blind
commentators on Mishneh Torah
later halakhic authorities
influencedBy Geonic literature
Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne
Talmud Bavli
knownFor critical method in halakhic commentary
glosses on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
influence on Provençal Kabbalah
languageOfWork Aramaic
Hebrew
movement Provençal Judaism
linked to: Provençal Jewry
notableWork Hasagot ha-Ravad on Mishneh Torah
Sefer Ba‘alei ha-Nefesh
linked to: Baalei ha-Nefesh

Sefer ha-Qabbalah (attributed in some traditions)
critical glosses on Mishneh Torah
placeOfBirth Narbonne
Provence
placeOfDeath Posquières
Provence
positionHeld community leader in Posquières
head of yeshiva in Posquières
region Occitania
Provence
religion Judaism
residence Posquières
Provence
spouse daughter of Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne
student Rabbi Isaac the Blind
tradition Ashkenazi-Sephardi Provençal synthesis

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Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah editor Rabbi Abraham ben David
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Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah associatedWith Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières
subject linked to: Ravad version
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah hasKeyFigure Rabbi Abraham ben David
subject linked to: Ravad version
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) name Abraham ben David of Posquières
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Raavad (Abraham ben David of Posquières) name Abraham ben David III
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Provençal Jewish scholars notableMember Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Provençal Jewish scholars notableMember Rabbi Abraham ben David III (RABaD)
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Ravad alsoKnownAs Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David alsoKnownAs Abraham ben David of Posquières
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David
Rabbi Abraham ben David birthName Abraham ben David
linked to: Rabbi Abraham ben David