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Rabbi Moses ben Maimon Albas | |
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משה בן מימון אלבאז | |
Title page of "Hekal haḳodesh" (Amsterdam, 1653) | |
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| Religion | Judaism |
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| Main work | "Hekal haḳodesh" (Hebrew: היכל הקדש) |
| Residence | Taroudant, Morocco |
Moses ben Maimon Elbaz (Hebrew: משה בן מימון אלבאז) was a kabbalist who lived in Taroudant, Morocco, in the 16th century.
Albas was the author of the kabbalistic work "Heichal haKodesh" (The Holy Temple), which he began at Taroudant in 1575. It is a commentary on the Siddur (Jewish prayer-book), compiled from the Zohar and other kabbalistic works, was edited and translated by Aaron Sabaoni and published with an introduction by Jacob ben Aaron Sasportas, in 1653, at Amsterdam.