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(Xt) Pakuda, Bahya Ben Joseph Ibn; Tibon, Yehudah Ibn; Zekharyah, Rafel Ben : SEFER HOVOT HA-LEVAVOT [VOL. 1]

Vilna: Y. R. Rom, 1855

Later boards. 8vo. 416 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew and Judeo-German. Title translates to “Debts of the Heart. ” Originally written by Pakuda in Arabic in 1040. The work was translated by ibn Tibbon between the years of 1161-1180. Bahya ben Joseph ibn Paquda was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived at Zaragoza, Al-Andalus (now Spain) in the first half of the eleventh century. He is often referred to as Rabbeinu Bachya (Wikipedia, 2018) . This work was profoundly important to the study of ethics by the Misnagdim opponents of Hasidism (YIVO, 2018) . SUBJECTS: Jewish ethics -- Early works to 1800. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (JTS, HUC, UMass, QBPL, Bryn Mawr) . Ex-library with usual markings. Very light damp stains throughout. Overall Very good condition. (RAB-65-21)

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