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Moses De León (born 1250, León [Spain]—died 1305, Arevalo) was a Jewish Kabbalist and presumably the author of the Sefer ha-Zohar (“Book of Splendour”), the most important work of Jewish mysticism; for a number of centuries its influence among Jews rivaled that of the Old Testament and the Talmud, the rabbinical compendium of law, lore ...
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The Zohar and Later Mysticism. Moses de León ( c. 1240 – 1305), known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Shem-Tov ( משה בן שם-טוב די-ליאון ), was a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who first publicized the Zohar.
Moses ben Shem Tov de León was a Spanish rabbi and Kabbalist who is believe to be the author of the Zohar. de León lived in Muslim Spain and little to nothing is known of his upbringing, his teachers or his early studies. Apart from religious study, de León was apparently attracted to philosophy - Maimonides ' Guide for the Perplexed was ...
Moses de Leon. The Jewish mystic Moses de Leon (ca. 1250-1305) is the reputed author of the most important of Jewish mystical books, the "Book of Zohar." Born in León, Spain, Moses de Leon lived in Guadalajara for the first 30 years of his life, then moved to Ávila, where he spent the remainder of his years.
Overview. Moses de Leon. Quick Reference. Spanish Kabbalist (d. 1305). De Leon was the author of a number of Kabbalistic works but these pale into insignificance when compared to his major work, the Zohar, or, at least, to the major portions of this work.
Jun 30, 2016 · 185 CE – 1499 CE. Jewish History Timeline. The period: 1250 CE: MOSES DE LEÓN, through the lens of David Birnbaum.
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Cabalistic writer; author, or redactor, of the Zohar; born at Leon, Spain, about 1250; lived in Guadalajara, Valladolid, and Avila; died at Arevalo in 1305, while returning to his home. He was familiar with the philosophers of the Middle Ages and with the whole literature of mysticism, and knew and used the writings of Solomon ibn Gabirol ...
