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Aaron ben Asher of Karlin
Aaron Ben Asher of Karlin (June 6, 1802-June 23, 1872), known as Rabbi Aaron II of Karlin, was one of the most famous rabbis of the Ḥasidim in northwestern Russia.
Aaron Ben Asher of Karlin (June 6, 1802-June 23, 1872), known as Rabbi Aaron II of Karlin, was one of the most famous rabbis of the Ḥasidim in northwestern Russia.
Aaron HaKohen ibn Sargado
Aaron ibn Sargado was a tenth century AD gaon in Pumbedita, Babylonia.
Aaron ibn Sargado was a tenth century AD gaon in Pumbedita, Babylonia.
Aaron ibn Sargado
Aaron ibn Sargado was a tenth century AD gaon in Pumbedita, Babylonia.
Aaron ibn Sargado was a tenth century AD gaon in Pumbedita, Babylonia.
Abigdor Cohen of Vienna
Abigdor Cohen ben Elijah of Vienna (fl.
Abigdor Cohen ben Elijah of Vienna (fl.
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was the son of Maimonides who succeeded his father as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community.
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was the son of Maimonides who succeeded his father as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community.
Abraham ibn Ezra
Rabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra.
Rabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra.
Abraham Lichtstein
Abraham Lichtstein (אברהם לכטשטיין) was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist.
Abraham Lichtstein (אברהם לכטשטיין) was a Polish rabbi and Talmudist.
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar, born in the townland of Moybeg Kirley near Tobermore in Ireland.
Adam Clarke was a British Methodist theologian and Biblical scholar, born in the townland of Moybeg Kirley near Tobermore in Ireland.
Albert Barnes (theologian)
Albert Barnes (December 1, 1798 – December 24, 1870) was an American theologian, born in Rome, New York.
Albert Barnes (December 1, 1798 – December 24, 1870) was an American theologian, born in Rome, New York.
Allan Harman
Allan Macdonald Harman is an Australian Presbyterian theologian and Old Testament scholar.
Allan Macdonald Harman is an Australian Presbyterian theologian and Old Testament scholar.
Amos Hakham
Amos Hakham, (born 1921 in Jerusalem) is the first winner of the International Bible Contest, later a prominent Bible scholar and editor of the Da'at Miqra Bible commentary.
Amos Hakham, (born 1921 in Jerusalem) is the first winner of the International Bible Contest, later a prominent Bible scholar and editor of the Da'at Miqra Bible commentary.
Avraham son of Rambam
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was the son of Maimonides who suceeded his father as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community.
Abraham ben Moses ben Maimon was the son of Maimonides who suceeded his father as Nagid of the Egyptian Jewish community.
Baruch Epstein
Baruch Epstein or Baruch ha-Levi Epstein was a Lithuanian rabbi, best known for his Torah Temimah commentary on the Torah.
Baruch Epstein or Baruch ha-Levi Epstein was a Lithuanian rabbi, best known for his Torah Temimah commentary on the Torah.
Carl Friedrich Keil
Johann Friedrich Karl Keil or Carl Friedrich Keil (26 February 1807 – 5 May 1888) was a conservative German Lutheran Old Testament commentator.
Johann Friedrich Karl Keil or Carl Friedrich Keil (26 February 1807 – 5 May 1888) was a conservative German Lutheran Old Testament commentator.
Chaim Dov Rabinowitz
R' Chaim Dov Rabinowitz (1909–2001) was a Lithuanian born rabbi who authored a monumental commentary on the Hebrew Bible (Daat Soferim) and a history of the Jewish people (From Nechemia to...
R' Chaim Dov Rabinowitz (1909–2001) was a Lithuanian born rabbi who authored a monumental commentary on the Hebrew Bible (Daat Soferim) and a history of the Jewish people (From Nechemia to...
Chaim ibn Attar
Chaim ben Moses ibn Attar also known as the Ohr ha-Chaim after his popular commentary on the Pentateuch, was a Talmudist and kabbalist; born at Mequenez, Morocco, in 1696; died in Jerusale...
Chaim ben Moses ibn Attar also known as the Ohr ha-Chaim after his popular commentary on the Pentateuch, was a Talmudist and kabbalist; born at Mequenez, Morocco, in 1696; died in Jerusale...
David Kimhi
David Kimhi (דוד קמחי, also Kimchi or Qimḥi) (1160–1235), also known by the Hebrew acronym as the RaDaK (רד"ק), was a medieval rabbi, biblical commentator, philosopher, and gra...
David Kimhi (דוד קמחי, also Kimchi or Qimḥi) (1160–1235), also known by the Hebrew acronym as the RaDaK (רד"ק), was a medieval rabbi, biblical commentator, philosopher, and gra...
Ezra Palmer Gould
Ezra Palmer Gould was a Baptist and later, Episcopalian, minister, He graduated Harvard University in 1861 and subsequently served in the Civil War.
Ezra Palmer Gould was a Baptist and later, Episcopalian, minister, He graduated Harvard University in 1861 and subsequently served in the Civil War.
Franz Delitzsch
Franz Delitzsch (Leipzig, February 23*, 1813 – ibidem, March 4, 1890) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist.
Franz Delitzsch (Leipzig, February 23*, 1813 – ibidem, March 4, 1890) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist.
Gabriel Esperanssa
Gabriel Esperanssa, also spelled Esperanza or Esperança, was a 17th-century rabbi who lived in Safed.
Gabriel Esperanssa, also spelled Esperanza or Esperança, was a 17th-century rabbi who lived in Safed.
Gersonides
Levi ben Gershon, better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG (1288–1344), philosopher, Talmudist, mathemati...
Levi ben Gershon, better known by his Latinised name as Gersonides or the abbreviation of first letters as RaLBaG (1288–1344), philosopher, Talmudist, mathemati...
Henry Hampton Halley
Henry Hampton Halley (1874–1965) is the author of the book Halley's Bible Handbook.
Henry Hampton Halley (1874–1965) is the author of the book Halley's Bible Handbook.
Hezekiah ben Manoah
Hezekiah ben Manoah (13th century) (known as the Hizkuni, Hebrew: חזקוני) was a French rabbi and exegete.
Hezekiah ben Manoah (13th century) (known as the Hizkuni, Hebrew: חזקוני) was a French rabbi and exegete.
Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi
Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi was a Lithuanian rabbi.
Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi was a Lithuanian rabbi.
Isaac Aboab of Castile
Isaac Aboab of Castile (1433 – January 1493), also known as Isaac Aboab II, was a Spanish Bible commentator born at Toledo, presumably a descendant of Isaac Aboab I. He was the pupil and success...
Isaac Aboab of Castile (1433 – January 1493), also known as Isaac Aboab II, was a Spanish Bible commentator born at Toledo, presumably a descendant of Isaac Aboab I. He was the pupil and success...
Isaac Abrabanel
Isaac ben Judah Abrabanel,, commonly referred to just as Abarbanel, was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier.
Isaac ben Judah Abrabanel,, commonly referred to just as Abarbanel, was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier.
Isaac ben Asher ha-Levi
Rabbi Isaac ben Asher HaLevi or Riva is the earliest known Tosafist, son-in-law of Eliakim ben Meshullam and pupil of Rashi.
Rabbi Isaac ben Asher HaLevi or Riva is the earliest known Tosafist, son-in-law of Eliakim ben Meshullam and pupil of Rashi.
Isaac ben Joseph Caro
Isaac ben Joseph Caro was a Spanish Talmudist and Bible commentator.
Isaac ben Joseph Caro was a Spanish Talmudist and Bible commentator.
Isaac ben Samuel
Isaac ben Samuel the Elder, also known as the Ri ha-Zaken, was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator.
Isaac ben Samuel the Elder, also known as the Ri ha-Zaken, was a French tosafist and Biblical commentator.
Isaac Halberstam
Isaac Halberstam was the father of Solomon Joachim Halberstam and author of Siaḥ Yiẓḥaḳ (or Siach Yitzchak) Lemberg, 1882, which contains insights on the Pentateuch and notices on the ge...
Isaac Halberstam was the father of Solomon Joachim Halberstam and author of Siaḥ Yiẓḥaḳ (or Siach Yitzchak) Lemberg, 1882, which contains insights on the Pentateuch and notices on the ge...
Jacob Abendana
Jacob Abendana (1630 – September 12, 1695) was hakham of London from 1680 until his death.
Jacob Abendana (1630 – September 12, 1695) was hakham of London from 1680 until his death.
Jacob ben Asher
Jacob ben Asher, also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Rabbi Yaakov ben Raash, was likely born in Cologne, Germany c.1269 and likely died in Toledo, Spain c.1343.
Jacob ben Asher, also known as Ba'al ha-Turim as well as Rabbi Yaakov ben Raash, was likely born in Cologne, Germany c.1269 and likely died in Toledo, Spain c.1343.
James Montgomery Boice
James Montgomery Boice, Th.D. was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death.
James Montgomery Boice, Th.D. was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death.
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
John F. MacArthur
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical Christian writer and minister noted for his internationally known and broadcast radio program titled Grace to You.
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical Christian writer and minister noted for his internationally known and broadcast radio program titled Grace to You.
John Gill (theologian)
John Gill was an English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian who held to a firm Calvinistic soteriology.
John Gill was an English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian who held to a firm Calvinistic soteriology.
John Painter (theologian)
John Painter FAHA (born 22 September 1935 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian New Testament scholar.
John Painter FAHA (born 22 September 1935 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian New Testament scholar.
Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor
Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor of Orleans (12th century) (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף בֶּן־יִצחָק בְּכוֹר־שׁוֹר) was a French tosafist, exegete, and poet who flourished in the 2nd half of the 12th century.
Joseph ben Isaac Bekhor Shor of Orleans (12th century) (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף בֶּן־יִצחָק בְּכוֹר־שׁוֹר) was a French tosafist, exegete, and poet who flourished in the 2nd half of the 12th century.
Joseph ben Nathan Official
Joseph ben Nathan Official was a French-Jewish controversialist.
Joseph ben Nathan Official was a French-Jewish controversialist.
Joseph ibn Abitur
Joseph ibn Abitur was a Spanish rabbi of around the 9th century.
Joseph ibn Abitur was a Spanish rabbi of around the 9th century.
Joseph Kimhi
Joseph Ḳimḥi (1105 – 1170), (יוסף קמחי) was a medieval Jewish rabbi and biblical commentator.
Joseph Ḳimḥi (1105 – 1170), (יוסף קמחי) was a medieval Jewish rabbi and biblical commentator.
Malbim
Meïr Leibush ben Jehiel Michel Weiser, better known by the acronym Malbim, was a rabbi, Hebrew grammar master, and Bible commentator.
Meïr Leibush ben Jehiel Michel Weiser, better known by the acronym Malbim, was a rabbi, Hebrew grammar master, and Bible commentator.
Martin Franzmann
Martin H. Franzmann (1907-1976) was a theologian, professor and composer of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod in the United States.
Martin H. Franzmann (1907-1976) was a theologian, professor and composer of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod in the United States.
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 – 22 June 1714) was an English commentator on the Bible and Presbyterian minister.
Matthew Henry (18 October 1662 – 22 June 1714) was an English commentator on the Bible and Presbyterian minister.
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.
Menasseh Ben Israel
Manoel Dias Soeiro, better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel, also, Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y, was a Portuguese rabbi...
Manoel Dias Soeiro, better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh ben Israel, also, Menasheh ben Yossef ben Yisrael, also known with the Hebrew acronym, MB"Y, was a Portuguese rabbi...
Moses ha-Darshan
Moshe haDarshan (11th century) (Hebrew: משה הדרשן) was chief of the yeshiva of Narbonne, and perhaps the founder of Jewish exegetical studies in France.
Moshe haDarshan (11th century) (Hebrew: משה הדרשן) was chief of the yeshiva of Narbonne, and perhaps the founder of Jewish exegetical studies in France.
Moses Kimhi
Moses Kimhi (c. 1127 – c. 1190) was a medieval Jewish biblical commentator and grammarian.
Moses Kimhi (c. 1127 – c. 1190) was a medieval Jewish biblical commentator and grammarian.
Moses Sofer
Moses Schreiber, known to his own community and Jewish posterity as Moshe Sofer, also known by his main work Chasam Sofer,,, was one of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry ...
Moses Schreiber, known to his own community and Jewish posterity as Moshe Sofer, also known by his main work Chasam Sofer,,, was one of the leading Orthodox rabbis of European Jewry ...
Moshe Feinstein
Moshe Feinstein (משה פיינשטיין; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi, scholar and posek (an authoritative adjudicator of questions related to Jewish law), who was worl...
Moshe Feinstein (משה פיינשטיין; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was a Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi, scholar and posek (an authoritative adjudicator of questions related to Jewish law), who was worl...
Moshe Sofer (II)
Rabbi Moshe Sofer was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi in the early 20th century.
Rabbi Moshe Sofer was a prominent Orthodox Jewish Rabbi in the early 20th century.
N. T. Wright
Nicholas Thomas Wright (born 1 December 1948) is an Anglican bishop and a leading New Testament scholar.
Nicholas Thomas Wright (born 1 December 1948) is an Anglican bishop and a leading New Testament scholar.
Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin
Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, (b.
Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, (b.
Nahmanides
Nahmanides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Naḥman Girondi, Bonastruc ça Porta and by his acronym Ramban,.
Nahmanides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Naḥman Girondi, Bonastruc ça Porta and by his acronym Ramban,.
Nechama Leibowitz
Nechama Leibowitz (born 3 September 1905, died 12 April 1997,נחמה ליבוביץ׳) was a noted Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study.
Nechama Leibowitz (born 3 September 1905, died 12 April 1997,נחמה ליבוביץ׳) was a noted Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study.
Nissim of Gerona
Nissim ben Reuven of Girona, Catalonia was an influential talmudist and authority on Jewish law.
Nissim ben Reuven of Girona, Catalonia was an influential talmudist and authority on Jewish law.
Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno
Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno (Obadja Sforno, Hebrew: עובדיה ספורנו) was an Italian rabbi, Biblical commentator, philosopher and physician.
Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno (Obadja Sforno, Hebrew: עובדיה ספורנו) was an Italian rabbi, Biblical commentator, philosopher and physician.
Rashbam
Rashbam, born and died Shmuel ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Rashi.
Rashbam, born and died Shmuel ben Meir, was a leading French Tosafist and grandson of Rashi.
Rashi
Shlomo Yitzhaki, or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi, was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the T...
Shlomo Yitzhaki, or in Latin Salomon Isaacides, and today generally known by the acronym Rashi, was a medieval French rabbi famed as the author of a comprehensive commentary on the T...
Saadia Gaon
Saʻadiah ben Yosef Gaon ( سعيد بن يوسف الفيومي Saʻīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi, Sa'id ibn Yusuf al-Dilasi, Saadia ben Yosef aluf, Sa'id ben Yusuf ra's al-Kull; רבי סעדיה בן יוסף אל...
Saʻadiah ben Yosef Gaon ( سعيد بن يوسف الفيومي Saʻīd bin Yūsuf al-Fayyūmi, Sa'id ibn Yusuf al-Dilasi, Saadia ben Yosef aluf, Sa'id ben Yusuf ra's al-Kull; רבי סעדיה בן יוסף אל...
Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli
Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli (died July 15, 1648), was a Polish rabbi from Ostropol who was martyred at Polonnoye, Podolia, during the Cossacks' Uprising.
Samson ben Pesah Ostropoli (died July 15, 1648), was a Polish rabbi from Ostropol who was martyred at Polonnoye, Podolia, during the Cossacks' Uprising.
Samuel Benjamin Sofer
Avraham Shmuel Binyomin Sofer, (Abraham Samuel Benjamin Schreiber), also known by his main work Ksav Sofer (trans.
Avraham Shmuel Binyomin Sofer, (Abraham Samuel Benjamin Schreiber), also known by his main work Ksav Sofer (trans.
Samuel Vital
Samuel ben Hayyim Vital ( 1598 — 1677) was a Kabalist born in Damascus in the latter half of the sixteenth century.
Samuel ben Hayyim Vital ( 1598 — 1677) was a Kabalist born in Damascus in the latter half of the sixteenth century.
Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz
Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550 –March 3rd 1619) was a rabbi, poet and Torah commentator, best known for his Torah commentary Keli Yakar.
Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550 –March 3rd 1619) was a rabbi, poet and Torah commentator, best known for his Torah commentary Keli Yakar.
Shlomo Ganzfried
Shlomo Ganzfried (Solomon ben Joseph Ganzfried; Hungary, 1804 to 1886) was an Orthodox rabbi and posek best known as author of the work of Halakha (Jewish law), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Hebrew...
Shlomo Ganzfried (Solomon ben Joseph Ganzfried; Hungary, 1804 to 1886) was an Orthodox rabbi and posek best known as author of the work of Halakha (Jewish law), the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Hebrew...
Simon J. Kistemaker
Simon J. Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Simon J. Kistemaker is a New Testament scholar.
Thomas Scott (commentator)
The Rev. Thomas Scott (1747-1821) was an influential preacher and author who is principally known for his best-selling work A Commentary On The Whole Bible and The Force of Truth, and as...
The Rev. Thomas Scott (1747-1821) was an influential preacher and author who is principally known for his best-selling work A Commentary On The Whole Bible and The Force of Truth, and as...
Tobiah ben Eliezer
Tobiah ben Eliezer (Hebrew: טוביה בר אליעזר) was a Talmudist and poet of the 11th century, author of the Leḳaḥ Ṭob or Pesiḳta Zuṭarta, a midrashic commentary on the Pentateuch and ...
Tobiah ben Eliezer (Hebrew: טוביה בר אליעזר) was a Talmudist and poet of the 11th century, author of the Leḳaḥ Ṭob or Pesiḳta Zuṭarta, a midrashic commentary on the Pentateuch and ...
Tzvi Hirsch Ferber
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber (1879–November 1966) was a renowned Talmudic and Torah scholar, gifted orator, prolific author and tireless community builder.
Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber (1879–November 1966) was a renowned Talmudic and Torah scholar, gifted orator, prolific author and tireless community builder.
Vilna Gaon
Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer, (ר' אליהו בן שלמה זלמן) known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna and simply by his Hebrew acronym Gra ("Gaon Rabbenu Eliyah...
Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer, (ר' אליהו בן שלמה זלמן) known as the Vilna Gaon or Elijah of Vilna and simply by his Hebrew acronym Gra ("Gaon Rabbenu Eliyah...
William Hendriksen
William Hendriksen was a New Testament scholar and writer of Bible commentaries.
William Hendriksen was a New Testament scholar and writer of Bible commentaries.
Yiram of Magdiel
Yiram of Magdiel (fl. tenth century) was a minor Jewish commentator on the Bible, active in Rome.
Yiram of Magdiel (fl. tenth century) was a minor Jewish commentator on the Bible, active in Rome.
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer (also known as the Afsei Eretz) (1822–1898) was a renown Hungarian rabbi and author.
Yisrael Ephraim Fischel Sofer (also known as the Afsei Eretz) (1822–1898) was a renown Hungarian rabbi and author.
Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (Beis Halevi)
Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (b.1820 in Nesvizh, Minsk Voblast, Belarus; d.1892 in Brest-Litovsk, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus) was the author of Beis Halevi, by which name he is better known among T...
Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (b.1820 in Nesvizh, Minsk Voblast, Belarus; d.1892 in Brest-Litovsk, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus) was the author of Beis Halevi, by which name he is better known among T...