JSTOR Daily: Selected Poems of Solomon Ibn Gabirol
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Solomon ibn Gabirol
Solomon ibn Gabirol or Solomon ben Judah was an 11th-century Jewish poet and philosopher in the neoplatonic tradition in Al-Andalus. He published over a hundred poems, as well as works of Hebrew Biblical exegesis, philosophy, ethics, and satire. One source credits ibn Gabirol with creating a golem, possibly female, for household chores.
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culture · 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher · poet · rabbi · philosopher · writer · also Solomon ibn Gabirol, Solomon ben Judah Ibn Gabirol, Avicebron, ʾIbn Gabiyrwl Šelomoh, Gabirol
Born 1 January 1021 · Died 1058 · Q239355
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2007· 1 entry
Gabirol's poetry has been set to music by the Israeli rock guitarist Berry Sakharof and the Israeli modern composer Rea Mochiach, in a piece titled "Red Lips" ("Adumey Ha-Sefatot" "אֲדֻמֵּי הַשְּׂפָתוֹת")
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1926· 1 entry
Was the complete Latin text translated into Hebrew
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1846· 1 entry
Solomon Munk discovered among the Hebrew manuscripts in the French National Library in Paris a work by Shem-Tov ibn Falaquera
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1058· 2 entries
“In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence; the second, listening; the third, remembering; the fourth practicing; the fifth, teaching others”
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Died 1058.
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1021· 1 entry
Born 1021-01-01.
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