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Naphtali Herz ben Jacob Elhanan
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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German cabalist; born at Frankfort-on-the-Main in the second half of the sixteenth century. He lived in Palestine and was a disciple of Isaac Luria. He was the author of: "'Emeḳ ha-Melek," an introduction to the Cabala and a commentary on parts of the Zohar and on the writings of Isaac Luria (Amsterdam, 1648). The second part of this work, under the title "Gan ha-Melek," is a commentary on passages of the Zohar; it is still in manuscript.
Bibliography:
- Benjacob, Oẓar ha-Sefarim, p. 444, No. 452;
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. 1:401, 3:331;
- Neubauer, Cat. Bodl. Hebr. MSS. No. 1856;
- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. col 2024;
- Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. 3:844.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Naphtali Herz ben Jacob Elhanan'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/n/naphtali-herz-ben-jacob-elhanan.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Naphtali Herz ben Jacob Elhanan'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/n/naphtali-herz-ben-jacob-elhanan.html. 1901.
