Nathan ben Abraham I

Nathan ben Abraham, known also by the epithet President of the Academy (Hebrew: רבינו נתן אב הישיבה) in the Land of Israel (died ca. 1045 – 1051), was an 11th-century rabbi and exegete of the Mishnah who lived in Ramla, in the Jund Filastin district of the Fatimid Caliphate. He was the author of the first known commentary covering the entire Mishnah.

Nathan ben Abraham
Mishnah Commentary of Rabbi Nathan
TitlePresident of the Academy
Personal
Born
נתן בן אברהם

late 10th century CE
Diedcirca 1051 CE
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Abraham (father)
ProfessionRabbi
Jewish leader
ProfessionRabbi
PositionAv Beit Din
Buriedunknown
ResidenceRamleh
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