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Jacob ben Nissim
Philosopher and rabbi from Ifriqiya · Academics · Died 1006
Jacob ben Nissim ibn Shahin was a Jewish philosopher and mathematician who lived in Kairouan, Tunisia, in the 10th century; he was a younger contemporary of Saadia. At Jacob's request, Sherira Gaon wrote a treatise entitled Iggeret, on the redaction of the Mishnah.
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Jacob is credited with the authorship of an Arabic commentary on the Sefer Yeẓirah.
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Academics
Type
Academic
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Deceased
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Died 1006
