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Moshe ben Maimon

Also known as Mosheh ben Maimon, Moses Maimonides, Mūsā ibn Maymūn, RaMBaM, Rabbeinu Mosheh Ben Maimon, Rambam, Maimonides

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Moshe ben Maimon, also known as Rambam, was a male Sephardi Jewish philosopher, physician, writer, rabbi, and astronomer. Born in Córdoba and a citizen of al-Andalus and Egypt, he practiced Rabbinic Judaism and spoke Hebrew and Arabic. His professional fields included philosophy, medicine, Torah, and Halakha. He was influenced by Avicenna, Farabi, Avempace, and Aristotle.

His notable works include the Mishneh Torah, The Guide for the Perplexed, Epistle to Yemen, and Sefer Hamitzvot. He was the father of Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon. Described in sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, he was also referred to by the nicknames L’Aigle de la Synagogue and הנשר הגדול. He died on 1204-12-13 in Cairo and is buried in Tiberias.

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Key facts

Philosopher.honorific_prefix: Rabbi
Philosopher.name: Moses ben Maimon
Philosopher.image: Portrait of Moses Maimonides in Thesaurus antiquitatum sacrarum.tif
Philosopher.caption: Posthumous engraving in , from which all modern portraits of Maimonides are derived,
Philosopher.other_names: Rambam ()
Philosopher.birth_date: 30 March or 6 April 1135, or 28 March or 4 April 1138
Philosopher.birth_place: Córdoba, Almoravid dynasty (now Spain)
Philosopher.death_date: 12 December 1204 (aged 66–69)
Philosopher.death_place: Fustat, Ayyubid Sultanate (now Egypt)
Philosopher.children: Abraham Maimonides (son)
Philosopher.family: Maimon ben Joseph (father)
Philosopher.notable_works: Mishneh Torah (1170–1180)The Guide for the Perplexed (1185–1190)
Philosopher.signature: Firma de Maimonides.svg
Philosopher.era: Medieval philosophy
Philosopher.region: Middle Eastern philosophy
Philosopher.school_tradition: Aristotelianism
Philosopher.thesis_title: <!--(or
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Moshe
Gender: male
Citizenship: Egypt
Place of birth: Córdoba
Place of death: Cairo
Child: Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon
Occupation: physician
Languages spoken: Arabic
Religion: Rabbinic Judaism
Field of work: Judaism
Image: Maimònides.jpg

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Commons category: Moshe ben Maimon
ethnic group: Sephardi Jews
date of death: 1204-12-13
topic's main category: Category:Maimonides
date of birth: 1135-03-30
name in native language: משה בן מימון
Commons Creator page: Maimonides
influenced by: Averroes
place of burial: Tiberias
nickname: Rambam (annagramme de Rabbi Moshe ben Maymun)
different from: Nahmanides
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Works in European collections

22 objects attributed to Moshe ben Maimon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Rabi Mossei Aegyptii Dux seu Director dubita(n)tium aut perplexorum, in treis Libros diuisus, & summa accuratione Reuerendi patris Augustini Justiniani ordinis Praedicatorii Nebiensiu(m) Episcopi recognitus (etc.)

’grwt lhm’wr hgdwl

Dbry šmw’l bn r yhwdh bn tbwn zl m‘tyq hm’mr hzh mlšwn hgry ’l lšn ‘bry

“z the mš bhbyṭy” the kl mṣwtyk. - (Ydy hmḥwqy Šlmh br Yhudh w 'bdyh br Mšh)

’z l’ ’bwš bhkyṭy ’l kl mṣwtyk

Treaty of the Poison of Maimonide (18th century) with an alphabetical table of the pharmaceutical, Arabic and Hebrew names... translated by I.-M. Rabbinowicz

Medicine Treaties [Manuscript]

[Mŵreh nebẇqim]

S. ʼeḥad ʻašar w-hẇʼ seper neziqin... ; S. šnim ʻašar w-hẇʼ seper qinian...

De cultu divino, ex R(abi) Mosis Majemonidae II. lege, seu manu forti liber VIII. Dividitur in IX tractatus, quorum Seriem pagina e regione Elenchi posita declarabit. ... Hunc librum ex Habraeo latinum fecit, et notis illustravit Ludovicus de Compiegne de Veil

Sefer yad ha-melekh (hebr.)

Sefer seder Mishneh (Ordnung Mischne) (hebr.)

The ethics of Maimonides or Schemonah Perakim from the Arabian of Rambam and after the Ebräische german. Along with a preface for our time by Simon Falkenheim

Regimine Sanitatis“Maimonides” Tractatus

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Contents

Name
Biography
Early life
Exile from Spain
Settlement in Egypt
Death of his brother David
Leadership of Egypt's Jewish community
Physician for the Ayyubid dynasty
Death and burial place
Ancestry and descendants
Philosophical and theological commentary
Nature of the God of Abraham
Morality in character development
The "prophetic" state
Problem of evil in spite of God's presence
Skepticism of astrology
True beliefs versus necessary beliefs
Hierarchy of righteousness (''tzedakah'')
Biblical eschatology and events
The Messianic era
Resurrection of the Dead
The World to Come
Views on contemporary Kabbalah
Published works
On Judaism
''Mishneh Torah''
Rabbinic law and theology
On medicine
''Oath of Maimonides''
On philosophy
''Treatise on Logic''
Legacy
Influence on Jewish scholarship
Tributes and memorials
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Moses ben Maimon (died 12 December 1204), commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the Hebrew acronym Rambam, was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi who is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Originally from Córdoba, where he was born on Passover Eve of 1135 or 1138, his family was exiled from Muslim-ruled Spain when they refused to convert to Islam shortly after the Almohad Caliphate conquered the Almoravid dynasty in 1148. Over the course of the next two decades, Maimonides resided in Fez, Acre, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Cairo before finally settling in Fustat between 1168 and 1171. During this period, he advanced his vocations and became renowned for his achievements as an astronomer, philosopher, and physician—even being appointed to serve as personal physician to Saladin of the Ayyubid Sultanate.

Most contemporary Jews as far as Iraq and Yemen acclaimed Maimonides' writings on halakha and Jewish ethics. Yet, while he rose to lead the Jewish community in Egypt, he also had many loud critics, particularly in Spain. He continued to live in Fustat until his death in 1204 and is said to have been buried in Tiberias. Accordingly, the Tomb of Maimonides in Tiberias holds importance as a Jewish pilgrimage site.

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