About Judah ben Nissim
Born 1260. Judah ben Nissim was a philosopher and writer.
Judah ben Nissim Ibn Malka was a Moroccan, Jewish writer and philosopher living in the 13th century. His main work is Uns al-Gharīb (The Consolation of the Stranger). He also wrote a commentary on the Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer and Tafsīr al-Salawāt, a commentary on liturgy and a work on astrology, which probably bore the title Kitāb al-Miftāh (The Key Book).
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