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Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

1522 - 1570

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Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (Hebrew: משה קורדובירו Moshe Kordovero ‎; 1522–1570) was a central figure in the historical development of Kabbalah, leader of a mystical school in the Ottoman Empire in 16th-century Safed, located in the modern State of Israel. He is known by the acronym the Ramak (Hebrew: רמ״ק). After the medieval flourishing of Kabbalah, centered on the Zohar, attempts were made to give a complete intellectual system to its theology, such as by Meir ibn Gabbai. Influenced by the earlier success of Jewish philosophy in articulating a rational study of Jewish thought, Moshe Cordovero produced the first full integration of the previous differing schools in Kabbalistic interpretation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moses ben Jacob Cordovero is the 1,650th most popular religious figure (down from 1,282nd in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Israel (down from 170th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ranks 1,650 out of 3,187. Before him are Nilus the Younger, Nicolaus Olahus, Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Julián Herranz Casado, Constantine VI of Constantinople, and Marco d'Aviano. After him are Evodius, Ajahn Chah, Bartolomé Carranza, Emil Brunner, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, and Bezalel.

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Among people born in 1522, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ranks 15. Before him are Joachim du Bellay, Catherine of Ricci, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Shibata Katsuie, Gelawdewos, and Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans. After him are Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Dirck Coornhert, Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Jacques Cujas, and Martin Chemnitz. Among people deceased in 1570, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ranks 10. Before him are Yi Hwang, Philibert de l'Orme, Paris Bordone, João de Barros, Frans Floris, and James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray. After him are Daniele Barbaro, Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino, Tielman Susato, Diego Ortiz, Johann Walter, and Pietro Loredan.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ranks 177 out of 466. Before him are Ron Huldai (1944), Chaim Topol (1935), Esther Ofarim (1941), Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Assi Dayan (1945), and Emile Habibi (1922). After him are John of Patmos (50), Michel Sabbah (1933), Eliahu Inbal (1936), Ahmed Jibril (1938), Dalia Itzik (1952), and Yuval Ne'eman (1925).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero ranks 52. Before him are Simeon of Jerusalem (100), Mariam Baouardy (1846), Al-Tabarani (873), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), and Procopius of Scythopolis (250). After him are John of Patmos (50), Michel Sabbah (1933), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), and Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843).

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