Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
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Joseph ben Abraham Chiquitilla was a Castilian kabbalist. Gikatilla, who was at first greatly influenced by Abraham Abulafia's ecstatic, prophetic system of kabbalism, soon showed a greater affinity f
Portae Lucis, Latin from Hebrew translation by Paolo Riccio of Gikatilla's work Shaarei Ora - Gates of Light (Augsburg, Johann Miller) 1516; woodcut Sefirot-diagram and woodcut title illustration by Leonhard Beck depicting Jewish scholar seated in interior, holding orbs with Hebrew lettering with text printed in red ink above
Medinaceli
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Medinaceli is a municipality and town in the province of Soria, in Castile and León, Spain. Built on a hilltop at about 1210 metres above sea level, the town oversees the Jalón valley. The municipalit
Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla
…Joseph ben Abraham Chiquitilla (Hebrew: יוסף בן אברהם ג'יקטיליה, Spanish: Chiquitilla, "the very little one") (born 1248 in Medinaceli; died after 1305 in Peñafiel) was a Castilian kabbalist. Gikatilla, who was at first greatly influenced by Abraham Abulafia's ecstatic, prophetic system…
View of Medinaceli
Roman arch (1st century AD)
Cross in a square
Convent of Santa Isabel