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About This Text
Author: Ovadiah Seforno
Composed: Bologna, c.1500 – c.1550 CE
Commentary on the Torah by Rabbi Ovadiah ben Jacob Sforno, a 16th-century Italian rabbi and physician. The author often cites rabbinic statements to address philosophical as well as textual issues, and offers many novel interpretations rooted in these traditions.