Hebrew. PSALMS). Sepher Tehillim. With commentary “Neveh Tehillah” by JACOB BEN JOSEPH HA’ROPhÉ

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author

(BIBLE,.

printer

Israel Bak

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1845

Description

FIRST EDITION of commentary. Marginalia in Sephardic hand on ff.26v.-27r.

references

Vinograd, Jerusalem 48; Halevy 32

summary

THE FIRST PSALTER PRINTED IN JERUSALEM. Encomia of the Rishon le-Zion (Sephardic Chief Rabbi) Chayim Gaguine and of R. Jacob Anteby, Chief Rabbi of Damascus. The commentary contains novellae of many of the contemporary Sephardic scholars, including on ff. 145v.-146v. a kabbalistic remark of R. Jacob Anteby

ff. (4), 166, (2). (Mispagination; two ff. “64.”) Some stains and tears repaired, ex-library. Modern boards. Sm. 8vo

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