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Ephraim ben Samson
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Bible exegete; flourished in France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. He was the author of "Perush 'al ha-Torah," which consists chiefly of gemaṭria and "noṭariḳon." He largely followed Eleazar of Worms. The commentary was published at Leghorn (1800), in the Pentateuch commentary "Torah Or." It would appear from a passage on Genesis (Wayeẓe) that he wrote that part at least before 1220. Parts of this commentary were utilized by Azulai in his "Naḥal Ḳedumim" (Leghorn, 1800).
Bibliography:- Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, p. 251;
- Azulai, Shem ha-Gedolim, 1:32, Wilna, 1852;
- Zunz, Z. G. pp. 83, 92;
- Fürst, Bibl. Jud. 1:223;
- Steinschneider, Jewish Literature, p. 145;
- De Rossi, Dizionario, p. 102;
- Fuenn, Keneset Yisrael, p. 155.
K.
M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ephraim ben Samson'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/ephraim-ben-samson.html. 1901.