Jonah Nabon () was a rabbinical scholar; born at

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in 1713; died there 1760; son of Hanun Nabon. He was celebrated for his

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ic and

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learning, and was the teacher of

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(the ''Chida''). Nabon wrote several works, of which only two have been published, namely: *''Nechpah ba-Kesef'' (vol. i, Constantinople, 1748; vol. ii, Jerusalem, 1843),

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; and * ''Get Mekushar'', on

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, in the form of a commentary on "Get Pashut," a work on the same subject by Moses ibn Habib.

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* 1713 births 1760 deaths 18th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire Kabbalists Sephardi Jews from Ottoman Palestine 18th-century rabbis in Jerusalem Shelichei derabonan (rabbis) {{kabbalah-stub