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Rabbi Maimon ben Joseph HaDayan (born c.1110) was an exegete, moralist and dayyan (Hebrew for "judge") from al-Andalus.[1] He is best known as the father of Maimonides. His teacher was the respected scholar Joseph ibn Migash. He authored a commentary, in Arabic, on the Pentateuch, and also wrote on Jewish ritual and festival law.[2][3]
Biography
He studied under Joseph ha-Levi ben Meʾir ibn Migash in Lucena.[1] It is speculated that his family left Córdoba when the city submitted to the Almohad Caliph Abd al-Mu'min in 1148.[1]
Works
- Epistle of Consolation (Heb. Iggeret ha-Neḥama), in Judeo-Arabic[1]
- Commentaries on the Pentateuch, in Judeo-Arabic[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d e Targarona, Judit, "Maimon ben Joseph ha-Dayyan", Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online, doi:10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_COM_0014310, retrieved 2026-01-18
- ^ Jacobs, Joseph. "MAIMON (MAIMUN) BEN JOSEPH". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "MOSES BEN MAIMON (RaMBaM; usually called MAIMONIDES)". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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