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Abraham ben Maïmonide (Avraham ha-Nagid)

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אברהם בן הרמב"ם

Region: Fostat (Le Caire), Égypte

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Only son of Maimonides, he succeeded him as Nagid of the Jewish community of Egypt and court physician from age eighteen. Author of the ethical and spiritual guide Kifayat al-Abidin (Hamaspik le-Ovdei Hashem), he defended his father's work and issued numerous responsa to the communities of Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Yemen.

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