About Chajim ben Bezalel
Lived 1530 – 1588 (aged 57–58). Chajim ben Bezalel was a rabbi, talmudist and writer.
Ḥayim ben Beẓalel (also spelled Ḥayyim ben Bezaleel; died 1588) was a German rabbi and Talmudist
"Sefer ha-Ḥayim" (Hebrew: ), Kraków, 1593; Amsterdam, 1713; Lemberg, 1887;
"Mayim Ḥayim" (Hebrew: ), Amsterdam, 1711; Lemberg, without introduction;
"Iggeret ha-Tiyyul" (Hebrew: ), Scriptural comments in alphabetical order, Prague, 1605, and Offenbach, 1717;
" Eẓ ha-Ḥayim" (Hebrew: );
"Be'er Mayim Ḥayim" (Hebrew: ), supercommentary to Rashi's commentary on the Torah.
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Who was Chajim ben Bezalel?
German rabbi (died 1588)
When was Chajim ben Bezalel born?
Chajim ben Bezalel was born in 1530 in Poznań.
When did Chajim ben Bezalel die?
Chajim ben Bezalel died in 1588 in Friedberg.
What was Chajim ben Bezalel's occupation?
Chajim ben Bezalel was a rabbi, talmudist and writer.
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