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Abraham Blipp

16th–17th Centuries

Little is known about Abraham Blipp (or Plipp), who wrote one surviving letter, other than the possibility that he was a student of Isaac Luria’s. 

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Letter from Safed

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This 1607 letter by Abraham Blipp is a firsthand account of the spiritual environment in Safed, a central hub for kabbalistic study in the 17th century.
Page with Hebrew text of decorative border and Star of David located in bottom section, with signatures in the Roman alphabet below.
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Facing-page Hebrew manuscript with charts with Hebrew letters on left side, and geometric drawings on right side.
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