Amram ibn Salameh ibn Ghazal ha-Kohen ha-Levi was a

Samaritan Samaritans (; ; ; ), are an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews and Israelites of the ancient Near East. They are indigenous to Samaria, a historical region of History of ancient Israel and Judah, ancient Israel and Judah that ...

liturgical poet of

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. A number of prayers by him are incorporated in a liturgy, a fragment of which is in the

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. They consist of

hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...

s for the

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, for both the

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and the evening services, as well as liturgic poems for the seven days of

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, morning and evening.

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