Abraham ibn Daud
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1110, Toledo, Spain
- Died
- c. 1180
- Other names
- Rabad I, Ravad I
- Occupations
- Philosopher, historian, astronomer
- Era
- Medieval philosophy
- Region
- Jewish philosophy
- School
- Aristotelianism
- Main interests
- Jewish law, Ethics, Theology
- Notable works
- Sefer ha-Qabbalah , al-ʿaqida l-Rafiya
- Notable ideas
- Integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish thought
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ibrahim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Almoravid dynasty
- Place of birth
- Córdoba
- Place of death
- Toledo
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Judaism
- Field of work
- Halakha
- Work location
- Provence
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- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- date of death
- 1180-00-00
- date of birth
- 1110-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Abraham ibn Daud (Judeo-Arabic: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: ʾAvrāhām ben-Dāvid hal-Lēvi ibn Dāʾūd; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanized: ʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110 who was said to have been killed for his religious beliefs in Toledo, Spain about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I or Ravaad I or Ra'avad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Some scholars believe he was the Arabic-into-Latin translator known as Avendauth.
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