Moses ben Maimon Albas
16th-century Moroccan kabbalist
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Moses ben Maimon Albas (Hebrew: משה בן מימון אלבאז) was a kabbalist who lived in Taroudant,[1] Morocco, in the 16th century.[2]
Parent
- Maimon Albas (father)
ReligionJudaism
Main work"Hekal haḳodesh" (Hebrew: היכל הקדש)
ResidenceTaroudant, Morocco
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.jpg) Title page of "Hekal haḳodesh" (Amsterdam, 1653) | |
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| Religion | Judaism |
| Main work | "Hekal haḳodesh" (Hebrew: היכל הקדש) |
| Residence | Taroudant, Morocco |
Work
Albas was the author of the kabbalistic work "Hekal haḳodesh" (The Holy Temple), which he began at Taroudant[3] in 1575. It is a commentary on the Siddur (Jewish prayer-book), compiled from the Zohar and other kabbalistic works, was edited and translated by Aaron Sabaoni and published with an introduction by Jacob Sasportas, in 1653, at Amsterdam.[2][4][5]
