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Abraham, Samuel, of Sofia

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A Turkish Talmudist who flourished in the middle of the seventeenth century. In collaboration with Michael ben Moses ha-Kohen he wrote "Moreh Ẓedeḳ" (Teacher of Righteousness), which wasprinted in Salonica in 1655. This is in the nature of a concordance to the works of the Aḥaronim, or later casuists.

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. Nos. 6393, 6912;
  • Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 254.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abraham, Samuel, of Sofia'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/abraham-samuel-of-sofia.html. 1901.
 
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