Nahmanides

Rabbi, Deceased Person

1194 – 1270

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Who was Nahmanides?

Nahmanides[Nah-man-nid-ez], also known as Rabbi Moses ben Naḥman Girondi, Bonastruc ça Porta and by his acronym Ramban, was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Spanish Sephardic rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised, studied, and lived for most of his life in Girona, Catalonia.

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Born
1194
Girona
Also known as
  • Ramban
  • Nachmanides
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Died
1270
Palestine

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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