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Elijah ben Caleb
12th Century
Nothing is known about the life of Elijah ben Caleb ben Leon apart from the details he transmits in a single extant letter, preserved in the Cairo Geniza. He was likely of Byzantine origin.
Content by Elijah ben Caleb
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Letter to Samuel ben Ḥananiah
To the dear coronet of glory, the great, holy one, our master and our teacher, our lord who is the shield of our generation, the city of our refuge, the light of our eyes, and the crown of our head…