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ibn Tibbon, Jacob ben Machir — ▪ Jewish astronomer, physician, and translator also called Don Profiat born c. 1236, , Marseille died c. 1312, , Montpellier, Fr. French Jewish physician, translator, and astronomer whose work was utilized by Copernicus and Dante. He was … Universalium
Ibn Tibbon — La famille Ibn Tibbon (hébreu : אִבְּן תִּיבּוֹן), dont les membres sont parfois appelés les Tibbonides, est une famille de rabbins provençaux spécialisés dans la traduction en hébreu d ouvrages philosophiques et autres, jouant un rôle… … Wikipédia en Français
Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon — Jacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon, of the Ibn Tibbon family, also known as Prophatius. Provençal, Jewish astronomer; born, probably at Marseilles, about 1236; died at Montpellier about 1304. He was a grandson of Samuel ben Judah ibn Tibbon. His… … Wikipedia
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Tibbonides — Ibn Tibbon La famille Ibn Tibbon (hébreu : אִבְּן תִּיבּוֹן), dont les membres sont parfois appelés les Tibbonides, est une famille de rabbins provençaux spécialisés dans la traduction en hébreu d ouvrages philosophiques et autres, jouant un … Wikipédia en Français
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish philosophy — Jewish theology redirects here. Philosophy and Kabbalah are two common approaches to Jewish theology Part of a series on … Wikipedia
ASTRONOMY — In the Bible Although the Bible contains no explicit mention of the science of astronomy, it nevertheless has many references to topics such as the laws of the heavens (Jer. 31:34 (35); 33:25; Job 38:33) and the movements of the sun and the moon… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hebrew astronomy — refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew. It also includes an unusual type of literature from the Middle Ages: works written in Arabic but transcribed in the Hebrew alphabet. It includes a range… … Wikipedia
Jüdische Literatur — Jüdische Literatur, im weitern Sinne das gesamte Schrifttum der Juden vom Abschluß der Bibel bis zur Gegenwart. Sie wurzelt in der hebräischen Literatur, deren Pflege und Weiterbildung sie übernimmt. Zu der überkommenen eignen Gelehrsamkeit tritt … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
