Creator Bio
Mishael ben Uzziel
11th Century
Little is known of the life of scholar Mishael ben Uzziel. He may have been a Karaite and likely lived in Jerusalem. He was the author of Kitāb al-khilaf (Book of the Differences), which lists differences of opinion between the two main Masoretes, Aaron ben Moses Ben Asher and Moses ben David Ben Naftali.
Content by Mishael ben Uzziel
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The Book of the Differences
This work summarizes the divergent views between Aaron Ben Asher and Moses Ben Naphtali, two leading Masoretes, who disagreed about vocalization and other small details in the text of the Hebrew Bible…