Abraham Abulafia
Spanish Kabbalah teacher
- Lived
- 1240–1292
- Country
- Kingdom of Aragon
Updated September 2026
About Abraham Abulafia
Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia was the founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah". He was born in Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon, in 1240, and is assumed to have died sometime after 1291 following a stay on the island of Comino in the Maltese archipelago.
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