biography
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Abu 'l-Afia, Tudrus ha-Levi ben Yussuf ben Tudrus
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pronunciation:
[aboolafia]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (d. after 1285)
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| biography:
| Head of the Jewish community of Castile, who exercised great influence over Alfonso X. He wrote Biblical and Talmudic commentaries with cabbalist tendencies: his Talmudic commentary Osar ha-kabod (‘Treasury of Glory’) contained references to the mystical Zohar (‘Splendour’). He exchanged verses with his contemporary Abraham Bedersi. He is not to be confused with his namesake Tudrus ben Yuhuda Abu'l-Afia. |
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