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Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא ʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾīr ʾībən ʾĒzrāʾ, often abbreviated as ראב"ע ; Arabic: إبراهيم المجيد ابن عزرا Ibrāhim al-Mājid ibn Ezra; also known as Abenezra or simply Ibn Ezra, 1089 / 1092 – 27 ...
Dec 19, 2006 · 1. Life and Works. 2. Astrology. 3. Impact. 4. Emphasis upon the Individual. 5. Characterizations of his Thought. 6. What is Philosophy for Ibn Ezra?
Abraham Ibn Ezra. (1089 - 1164) The Golden Age of Spain produced some magnificent Jewish scholars. One of these was Abraham Ibn Ezra. Born in 1089, Ibn Ezra was a friend of Judah HaLevi. Tradition maintains that Ibn Ezra married Judah HaLevi's daughter.
Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra was a poet, grammarian, traveller, Neoplatonic philosopher, and astronomer, best known as a biblical exegete whose commentaries contributed to the Golden Age of Spanish Judaism.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Abraham Ibn Ezra–poet, philosopher, grammarian, and biblical exeget (1089-1164)– was born in Tudela, Spain, where he lived until he left in 1140 to wander to other lands.
- Rabbi Louis Jacobs
Rabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (usually called simply "Ibn Ezra"), a true giant of the spirit, was perhaps not such a great poet as Rabbi Judah Halevi, but as a man of Torah scholarship, art and secular knowledge, he surpassed all his contemporaries, and his influence upon learning and writing in Italy, Southern France and England was greater ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Abraham Ibn Ezra, a Jewish polymath who excelled in Bible commentary, poetry, grammar, astronomy, and astrology. Explore his wandering journey from Spain to Italy, his Hebrew writings, and his rationalist approach to biblical interpretation.
