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2221:, and he created in part the categories and rules along whose lines was developed the grammatical study of the Hebrew language. His dictionary, primitive and merely practical as it was, became the foundation of Hebrew lexicography; and the name "Agron" (literally, "collection"), which he chose and doubtless created, was long used as a designation for Hebrew lexicons, especially by the Karaites. The very categories of rhetoric, as they were found among the Arabs, were first applied by Saadia to the style of the Bible. He was likewise one of the founders of comparative philology, not only through his brief "Book of Seventy Words," already mentioned, but especially through his explanation of the Hebrew vocabulary by the Arabic, particularly in the case of the favorite translation of Biblical words by Arabic terms having the same sound. 2427:). Saadia's objective here was to show the parallelism between the truths delivered to the people of Israel by Divine revelation, on the one side, and the necessary conclusions that can also be reached by way of rational observation, on the other. The effect of these ideas expressed in his philosophical books are clearly reflected in Saadia's story of creation, especially when he comes to deal with the theological problems, such as in the verse of Deuteronomy 4:24: “For the LORD your God is a devouring fire,” which constitutes an example of a verse that cannot be understood in its plain context, but should rather be understood in such a way as not to contradict one's definite knowledge that God does not change, nor can anything corporeal be associated with him. 2182: 2166: 136: 2687:(1921) 423-428. Malter rejected 882 because it conflicted with other known events in Saadia's life. He suspected an error by a copyist. The year 882 is now generally accepted because its source is closer to his death in both time and space. Abraham Firkovich had previously held the opinion that Saadia Gaon was born in 862, based on the view that he was aged twenty when he first began writing his 1164:), claimed a tradition according to which the cutoff point was 642/1080 of an hour (approximately 35 minutes) after noon. In that particular year, this change would result in a two-day schism with the major Jewish communities in Babylonia: according to Ben Meir the first day of Passover would be on a Sunday, while according to the generally accepted rule it would be on Tuesday. 2398:), containing the texts of the prayers, commentary in Arabic and original synagogal poetry. Of this synagogal poetry the most noteworthy portions are the "Azharot" on the 613 commandments, which give the author's name as "Sa'id b. Joseph", followed by the title "Alluf," thus showing that the poems were written before he became gaon. 3786: 2019:); they have hastened after some other thing; I shall not pour out their libations of blood, neither shall I take-up their names upon my lips," writing instead: "They will multiply their revenues (Judeo-Arabic:אכסאבהם); they have hastened after some other thing," etc. Even where a certain explanation is given in the 2267:, in which no process of creation is described, and the process described in Sefer Yetzirah (matter formed by speech). The cosmogony of Sefer Yetzirah is even omitted from the discussion of creation in his magnum opus "Kitab al-Amanat wal-I'tiḳadat." Concerning the supposed attribution of the book to the patriarch 2437:, written while its author was still residing in Egypt (or Israel), and intended to explain in a scientific manner how the universe came into existence. On the linguistic aspect, Saadia combines a debate on the letters and on their attributes (e.g. phonemes), as well as a debate on related linguistic matters. 2259:, Saadia sought to render lucid and intelligible the content of this esoteric work by the light of philosophy and scientific knowledge, especially by a system of Hebrew phonology which he himself had founded. He did not permit himself in this commentary to be influenced by the theological speculations of the 2201:
of a large portion of Judaism, it served for centuries as a potent factor in the impregnation of the Jewish spirit with Arabic culture, so that, in this respect, it may take its place beside the Greek Bible-translation of antiquity and the German translation of the Pentateuch by Moses Mendelssohn. As
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Saadia Gaon was a pioneer in the fields in which he toiled. The foremost object of his work was the Bible; his importance is due primarily to his establishment of a new school of Biblical exegesis characterized by a rational investigation of the contents of the Bible and a scientific knowledge of the
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The commentary contained, as is stated in the author's own introduction to his translation of the Pentateuch, not only an exact interpretation of the text, but also a refutation of the cavils which the heretics raised against it. Further, it set forth the bases of the commandments of reason and the
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received by him. Saadia's method of conveying names for the fowls based on what he had received by way of an oral tradition prompted him to add in his defense: "Every detail about them, had one of them merely come unto us , we would not have been able to identify it for certain, much less recognize
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did not interrupt his literary activity. His principal philosophical work was completed in 933; and four years later, through Ibn Sargado's father-in-law, Bishr ben Aaron, the two enemies were reconciled. Saadia was reinstated in his office; but he held it for only five more years. David b. Zakkai
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about Saadia ben Yosef "the sage," in which he ends a dispute between a servant who claims to be the heir of his deceased master and the man's true son and heir by having them both draw blood into separate vessels. He then took a bone from the deceased man and placed it into each of the cups. The
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and midrashic literature was ambivalent. Although he adopted them in his liturgies, he did not recoil from denouncing them in his commentary on the Bible whenever he thought that they broke-away from the plain and ordinary meaning of the text. Saadia adopts in principle the method of the
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His dispute with Ben Meir was an important factor in his call to Sura in 928. The Exilarch insisted on appointing him as Gaon "head of the academy" despite the weight of precedent (no foreigner had ever served as Gaon before) and against the advice of the aged Nissim Nahrwani, a
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He wrote both in Hebrew and in Arabic a work, now known only from a few fragments, entitled "Sefer ha-Galui" (Arabic title, "Kitab al-Ṭarid"), in which he emphasized with great but justifiable pride the services which he had rendered, especially in his opposition to heresy.
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at Sura, who feared a confrontation between the two strong-willed personalities, Exilarch David and Saadia. Nissim declared, however, that if David was determined to see Saadia in the position, then he would be ready to become the first of Saadia's followers.
3611:(1988). Goodman writes that his edition "would have been impossible without the careful Arabic edition of Saadiah's translation and commentary that we owe to the indefatigable industry of Ḳāfiḥ, whose notes and glosses are frequently acknowledged in my own" ( 2271:, he allows that the ideas it contains might be ancient. Nonetheless, he clearly considered the work worthy of deep study and echoes of Sefer Yetzirah's cosmogony do appear in "Kitab al-Amanat wal-I'tiḳadat" when Saadia discusses his theory of prophecy. 2451:"Kitab al-Tamyiz" (in Hebrew, "Sefer ha-Hakkarah"), or "Book of Distinction," composed in 926, and Saadia's most extensive polemical work. It was still cited in the twelfth century; and a number of passages from it are given in a Biblical commentary of 2447:
Refutations of Karaite authors, always designated by the name "Kitab al-Radd," or "Book of Refutation." These three works are known only from scanty references to them in other works; that the third was written after 933 is proved by one of the
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bone in the cup of the true heir absorbed the blood, while the servant's blood was not absorbed in the bone. Using this as genetic proof of the son's true inheritance, Saadia had the servant return the man's property to his son.
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Short monographs in which problems of Jewish law are systematically presented. Of these Arabic treatises, little but the titles and extracts is known, and it is only in the "Kitab al-Mawarith" that fragments of any length have
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7a as meaning "each spice pounded separately"), Saadia deviates from the rabbinic tradition in his Judeo-Arabic translation of the Pentateuch, in this case explaining its sense as "having them made of equal portions."
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had subscribed to it. When the son of the exilarch threatened Saadia with violence to secure his compliance and was roughly handled by Saadia's servant, open war broke out between the exilarch and the gaon. Each
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His system of hermeneutics was not limited to the exegesis of individual passages, but treated also each book of the Bible as a whole, and showed the connection of its various portions with one another.
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a means of popular religious enlightenment, Saadia's translation presented the Scriptures even to the unlearned in a rational form which aimed at the greatest possible degree of clarity and consistency.
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died before him (c. 940), being followed a few months later by the exilarch's son Judah, while David's young grandson was nobly protected by Saadia as by a father. According to a statement made by
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the other, declaring that he deposed his opponent from office. David ben Zakkai appointed Joseph ben Jacob Gaon of Sura and Saadia conferred the exilarchate on David's brother Hasan (Josiah; 930).
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After only two years of teaching, Saadia recused himself from teaching because of a dispute that had fallen out between him and the Exilarch. During Saadia's absence, his post was occupied by
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This (כתאב אלאמאנאת ואלאעתקאדאת ) was the name of Saadia's first edition, later emended by Saadia to אלמכ'תאר פי אלאמאנאת ואלאעתקאדאת (Hebrew: הנבחר באמונות ובדעות) as described by
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Ashur, Amir; Nir, Sivan; Polliack, Meira (2017). "Three Fragments of Saʿadya Gaon's Arabic Translation of Isaiah Copied by the Court Scribe Joseph ben Samuel (c. 1181–1209)".
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In some instances, Saadia's biblical translations reflect his own rationale of difficult Hebrew words based on their lexical root, and he will, at times, reject the earlier
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that even the episodic-like parts of the Bible (e.g. story of Abraham and Sarah, the selling of Joseph, etc.) that do not contain commandments have a moral lesson to tell.
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fragment containing a list of Saadia's writings compiled by his sons eleven years after his death, which stated that he was "sixty years less forty ... days" at death.
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interpretations of so many others, thus identifying a spiritual purpose of a religious vessel within that religious and spiritual instilling schema of purpose and use.
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characterization of the commandments of revelation; in the case of the former the author appealed to philosophical speculation; of the latter, naturally, to tradition.
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There was perhaps a special polemic of Saadia against Ben Zuta, though the data regarding this controversy between is known only from the gaon's gloss on the Torah.
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The traditional birth year of 892 was exclusively cited before 1921 and is still occasionally cited. It rests on a statement by the twelfth-century historian
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is founded upon the prayer format edited originally by Saadia. The Yemenite Jewish community also adopted thirteen penitential verse written by Saadia for
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or head of Babylonian Jewry, petitioned Saadia to assume the honorary title of gaon, where he was appointed that same year the Gaon of Sura Academy at
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has been exceptionally great, as many of Saadia's extant works were preserved by the community and used extensively by them. The basis for the
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entered upon a new period of brilliancy. This renaissance was cut short by a clash between Saadia and David, much as Nissim had predicted.
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for his own understanding. For example, in Psalm 16:4, Saadia retracts from the Targum (translated): "They will multiply their goddesses (
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Ivry, Alfred L. (1989). "The contribution of Alexander Altmann to the study of medieval Jewish philosophy". In Arnold Paucker (ed.).
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Is the hill of God the hill of Bashan? A hunchback mountain is the hill of Bashan! (Meaning, it is unfit for God's Divine Presence).
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and noting where the verse is to be read as a rhetorical question, and where the verse itself derides the question with good humor:
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Book of Psalms with a Translation and Commentary of Rabbi Saadia Gaon (תהלים עם תרגום ופירוש הגאון רבינו סעדיה בן יוסף פיומי זצ"ל)
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Saadia translated the Humash and some of the other books of the Hebrew Bible into Judeo-Arabic, adding a Judeo-Arabic commentary.
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Saadia Gaon's version of the text itself along with his Judeo-Arabic commentary with facing Hebrew translation by Rabbi
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That mountain wherein God desires to dwell (i.e. Mount Moriah in Jerusalem), even the Lord shall dwell forever more.
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The position assigned to Saadia in the oldest list of Hebrew grammarians, which is contained in the introduction to
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In a probate case, Saadia refused to sign a verdict of the exilarch, which he thought unjust, although the Gaon of
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in 942, at the age of sixty, of "black gall" (melancholia), repeated illnesses having undermined his health.
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The question often asked by scholars now is whether Saadia applied this principle in his other translations.
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only once or very rarely, and which may be explained from traditional literature, especially from the Neo-
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that Saadia was "about fifty" years old when he died. The modern birth year of 882 rests on an 1113 CE
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and the scholars of the academies, adding his letters to those sent by them to the communities of the
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The Jewish History Resource Center - Project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The
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However, Saadia assures his readers elsewhere that when he rendered translations for the twenty-odd
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In 922, six years before Saadia was appointed Gaon of Babylonia, a controversy arose concerning the
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Extant portion of introduction published with English translation by S. Atlas and M. Perlmann in
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Stroumsa, Sarah (2003). "Saadya and Jewish kalam". In Frank, Daniel H.; Leaman, Oliver (eds.).
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http://hebrew-academy.huji.ac.il/al_haakademya/haverim/haverimbeavar/Pages/yehudaratsabi.aspx
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5:1, where it is proven that a dead frog is not the same as one of the dead creeping things.
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In 921, Saadia triumphed over Gaon Aaron ben Meïr over the latter's introduction of a new
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English translation "goddesses" follows the Aramaic Targum of Psalm 16:4, where the word
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As for "frogs" and "toads," according to Maimonides (Mishnah commentary, Introduction to
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in Leviticus 11:30, the original meaning of the word is none other that chameleon lizard.
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represents the first systematic attempt to integrate Jewish theology with components of
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The Book of Psalms, with a Translation and Commentary by Rabbi Saadia ben Yosef Gaon
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Masliyah, Sadok (1979–1980). "Saadia Gaon's Arabic Version of the Book of Isaiah".
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PROVERBS 10-31, Volume 18 - Michael V. Fox - Yale University Press 2009 - 704 pages
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Leader's Project: Studies in the Philosophical and Exegetical Works of Saadya Gaon
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Saadia's works were the inspiration and basis for later Jewish writers, such as
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Rabbi Saadia Gaon's reference here is to the lizard that is called in Arabic:
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Saadya and Jewish Kalam: The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Jewish Philosophy
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A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood
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Tobi, Yosef (1984). "Sa'adia's Biblical Exegesis and his Poetic Practice".
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has been preserved saying that he was compelled to leave Egypt and died in
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is of importance for the history of civilization; itself a product of the
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At the age of 20, Saadia began composing his first great work, the Hebrew
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based on the phonetic similarity of its Arabic name with the Hebrew. The
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In another apparent deviation from Talmudic tradition, where the Talmud (
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Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research, Vol. 14 (1944)
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Sefer Tehillim - with a Translation and Commentary of Rabbi Saadia Gaon
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and Zohar Amar correct the Judeo-Arabic text to read "אלחרבא" (Arabic:
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Iyyov (Book of Job) (translated to English by Dr. Goodman), and Mishlei
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Saadia is the first important rabbinic figure to write extensively in
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and doubtless derived from Saadia's son Dosa, Saadia himself died in
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Book of Beliefs & Opinions (Sefer ha-Nivḥar ba-emunot uva-deʻot)
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Book of Beliefs & Opinions (Sefer ha-Nivḥar ba-emunot uva-deʻot)
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Laws of the Sanctification of the Moon, chs. 6-10, written c. 1170.
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Tehillim (Judeo-Arabic translation and commentary, which he called
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Hebrew translation along with the original Judeo-Arabic by Rabbi
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A refutation directed against the rationalistic Biblical critic
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In the year 928, at the age of thirty-six (variant: forty-six),
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Under his leadership, the ancient academy of Sura founded by
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This small work has been frequently reprinted. 2340:, “The Book of Eloquent Language of the Hebrews” 2065:, Saadia in his Judeo-Arabic translation of the 1293:, has found him at variance with some scholars. 1074:of Torah reading that also changed the dates of 3857:Salo W. Baron, "Saadia's communal activities", 2936:Abraham ibn Ezra's Commentary of the Pentateuch 1966: 1063:. In the same year, he left Egypt and moved to 913:. Saadia was also very active in opposition to 2541:("our Rabbi Saadia Gaon"), often abbreviated 1950:In Saadia's translation and commentary on the 1223:Hasan was forced to flee and died in exile in 4116: 3450: 3448: 2315:into Judeo-Arabic and wrote an introduction. 1038:, an identification found in Saadia's works. 946:in 915 at the age of 23, where he studied in 838: 30:"Saadia" redirects here. For other uses, see 8: 3881:. 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Jerusalem: 1022:refers to Saadia's native place, the 7: 4977:Translators of the Bible into Arabic 4611:Israel ha-Kohen ben Samuel ben Hofni 3955:. 20/21. University of Utah: 80–87. 3008:, Rubin Mass Ltd.: Jerusalem, p. 59 2962:, Rubin Mass Ltd.: Jerusalem, p. 58 2424: 2027:‎ in Exo. 30:34 (explained in 1982:Why leap ye, ye hunchback mountains? 1366: 4011:SAADIA B. JOSEPH (Sa'id al-Fayyumi) 3972:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 485–508. 3867:Leo Baeck Institute Year Book XXXIV 3272: 3257: 2644:SAADIA B. JOSEPH (Sa'id al-Fayyumi) 2579: 2535:Saʿăḏyā ben Yōsēf ʾal-Fayyūmī Gāʾōn 2531: 2520: 2193:Saadia's Arabic translation of the 2086: 2057:) and says that it is the colorful 2054: 2016: 1383: 1333: 989:, and counting among his ancestors 4662:Daniel ben Eleazer ben Hibat Allah 3306:. Ohio State University: 241–257. 2396:Kitāb jāmiʿ al-ṣalawāt wal-tasābīḥ 1179:(922). In Babylonia, he wrote his 1148:to be postponed if the calculated 1030:; in Hebrew, it is often given as 25: 4596:Zemah Tzedek ben Paltoi ben Issac 4013:, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article 3897:The Book of Doctrines and Beliefs 3798:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 3739:(Abstract), Haifa University 2017 3562:https://www.hebrewbooks.org/39855 3255:Or what is also spelt in Arabic: 2646:, jewishencyclopedia.com; Article 2338:Kitāb faṣīḥ lughat al-‘ibrāniyyīn 1152:occurred at noon or later. Rabbi 4677:Isaac ben Israel Ibn al-Shuwaykh 3804:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 3784: 3168:is a generic term including the 2413:Kitāb al-amānāt wa-al-iʿatiqādāt 1669:southern white-breasted hedgehog 1320:his translation was based on an 958:or theologian also mentioned by 934:Saadia was born in Dilāẓ in the 906:The Book of Beliefs and Opinions 860:(882/892 – 942) was a prominent 134: 5002:Jewish translators of the Bible 3851:Saadia Gaon: His life and works 2834:The Iggeres of Rav Sherira Gaon 2714:Scheindlin, Raymond P. (2000). 2673:Saadia Gaon: His life and works 970:", where he became a member of 4356:Kohen Tzedek Kahana ben Joseph 4021:Hebrew University of Jerusalem 3534:Machon MosHe 2003 Catalog List 3494:Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg 2675:(1921) 421–428. Jacob Mann, " 2622:. Leiden: Brill. p. 348. 2492:Rabbi Yosef Qafih: Saadia Gaon 402:Mansur ibn Sulayman al-Ghamari 1: 3696:on pages 8-9 of his edition ( 3461:Work and Customs in Palestine 2537:; alternative English names: 2237:a cock girded about the loins 55: 4962:Medieval Jewish philosophers 4947:10th-century Egyptian rabbis 4850:Sar Shalom ben Moses ha-Levi 4830:Masliah ben Solomon ha-Cohen 4820:Abiathar ben Elijah ha-Cohen 4565:Hilai ben Natronai ben Hilai 4520:Mesharsheya Kahana ben Jacob 4479:Mari ha-Levi ben Mesharsheya 4454:Mari ha-Kohen of Nehar Pekod 4321:Menahem ben Joseph ben Hiyya 3564:but missing pages רמד-רמה ). 3318:Ben-Shammai, Haggai (2015). 2803:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org 2677:A fihrist of Sa'adya's works 2563:Saadia ben Joseph Al-Fayyumi 2417:Book of Beliefs and Opinions 1374: 1239:Saadia's influence upon the 617:Eliezer ben Elijah Ashkenazi 4927:10th-century Abbasid rabbis 4825:Solomon ben Elijah ha-Cohen 4815:Elijah ben Solomon ha-Cohen 4800:Solomon ben Joseph ha-Cohen 4672:Isaac ben al-Awani ha-Cohen 4657:Eleazer ben Hillel ben Fahd 4632:Isaac ben Moses ben Sukkari 4616:Azariah ha-Kohen ben Israel 4494:Jacob ha-Kohen ben Mordecai 4052:Yom-Tob Kahana ben R. 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Index

Saadiah Gaon
Saadia (disambiguation)
Fayyum
Egypt
Sura
Safed Old Jewish Cemetery
Medieval philosophy
Dosa ben Saadia
Jewish philosophy
Guide for the Perplexed
Hellenistic
Hasmonean
Sadducean
Pharisee
Boethusian
Aristobulus of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria
Medieval
Brethren of Purity
Ibn Bajjah (Avempace)
Ismaili philosophy
Jewish Kalam
Kabbalah
Rabbinic Judaism
Hasdai ibn Shaprut
Ibn Gabirol
Abraham bar Hiyya
Bahya ibn Paquda
Judah Halevi
Abraham ibn Daud

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