Beth Ya’akov [on the Biblical Joseph and his dreams, with gematria]

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HAKOHEN, ABRAHAM OF LASK.

Beth Ya’akov [on the Biblical Joseph and his dreams, with gematria]

<<FIRST EDITION. >> ff. (6), 50. Ex-library. Contemporary vellum-backed patterned boards, rubbed. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Livorno 318

Livorno: Nunes-Weiss & Meldola 1792

Est: $200 - $300

The present work (named in respect of its patron Jacob Treves of Nice) discusses the interpretation of dreams and exotic interpretations relating to the crowns upon the letters of the Torah. The author served as an emissary from Jerusalem to Germany. He was noted for his saintliness, allegedly fasting from Sabbath to Sabbath. See Y. Gellis, Encyclopedia LeToldoth Chachmei Eretz Yisrael, Part I, pp. 90-3.