Moses of London
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Moses of London, was a thirteenth century English grammarian, halakhist and Jewish scholar in London
. His Darkhe ha-Nikkud veha-Neginah is a treatise on Hebrew punctuation and accentuation.
He was a descendant of Moses of Bristol, himself a descendant of Rabbi Simeon the Great of Mainz. His sons were the illustrious Elijah Menahem of London (d. 1284), who also enjoyed considerable repute as a physician, and Hagin ben Moses
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London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. His Darkhe ha-Nikkud veha-Neginah is a treatise on Hebrew punctuation and accentuation.
He was a descendant of Moses of Bristol, himself a descendant of Rabbi Simeon the Great of Mainz. His sons were the illustrious Elijah Menahem of London (d. 1284), who also enjoyed considerable repute as a physician, and Hagin ben Moses
Hagin ben Moses
Hagin ben Moses or Hagin filus Mossy was Presbyter Judaeorum or chief rabbi of the Jews of England and agent of Richard of Cornwall. He appears to have been the chirographer of the Jews of London, and obtained great wealth, but he lost it under Edward I...
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