MOSES DE LEÓN


Meaning of MOSES DE LEÓN in English

orig. Moses ben Shem Tov

born 0441; 1240, León

died 1305, Arevalo

Reputed author of the Sefer ha-zohar , the most important work of Jewish mysticism.

Little is known of his life, though he is believed to have lived in Guadalajara (the centre for Spanish adherents of the Kabbala ) until 1290 and later to have traveled widely. He represented the Zohar as an ancient book that he had discovered, but it is more likely a work of his own authorship.

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