Nahmanides
Sign in to saveMoses ben Nachman ( Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; ) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see ), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan 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 destruction by the
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- Born
- ca. 1195
- Died
- ca. 1270
- Works
- 279
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- ספר המצות השלם
- ספר אהל משה
- Perush ha-Ramban ʻal ha-Torah
- Vrata vozdai͡anii͡a
- ספר תהלים
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- Philosopher.region
- Jewish philosophy
- Philosopher.era
- Medieval philosophy
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- Nahmanides painting.jpg
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- 21st-century artistic depictionof Nachmanides in Acre
- Philosopher.name
- NachmanidesMoses ben Nahman
- Philosopher.birth_date
- 1194
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Girona, Crown of Aragon (present-day Spain)
- Philosopher.death_date
- 1270
- Philosopher.death_place
- Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Religious law
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- Born
- 1194
- Died
- 1270
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- Biography
- Attitude toward Maimonides
- ''Iggeret ha-Kodesh''
- Views on death, mourning and the resurrection
- Commentary on the Torah
- Disputation of Barcelona, 1263
- In Jerusalem
- Death and burial
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- Commentary on Torah
- Talmudic commentary
- Other works
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Moses ben Nachman ( Mōše ben-Nāḥmān, "Moses son of Nachman"; 1194–1270), commonly known as Nachmanides (; Nakhmanídēs), and also referred to by the acronym Ramban (; ) and by the contemporary nickname Bonastruc ça Porta (; literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate", see ), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, Catalan 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 destruction by the Crusaders in 1099.
==Name== "Nachmanides" () is a Greek-influenced formation meaning "son of Nahman." He is also commonly known by the Hebrew acronym (Ra-M-Ba-N, for Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn-Nāḥmān, "Our Rabbi Moses son of Nahman"). His Catalan name was (also written or ), literally "Mazel Tov near the Gate."