Abraham ibn Daud

Abraham ibn Daud
אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד
Bornc. 1110
Toledo, Spain
Diedc. 1180
NationalitySpanish
Other namesRabad I, Ravad I
Occupation(s)Philosopher, historian, astronomer
Philosophical work
EraMedieval philosophy
RegionJewish philosophy
SchoolAristotelianism
Main interestsJewish law, Ethics, Theology
Notable worksSefer ha-Qabbalah, al-ʿaqida l-Rafiya
Notable ideasIntegration of Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish thought

Abraham ibn Daud (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: ʾAvrāhām ben-Dāvīd halLēvī ʾībən Dāʾūd; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanized: ʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher; born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110; who was said to have been killed for his religious beliefs in Toledo, Spain, about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I or Ravaad I or Ra'avad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Some scholars believe he was the Arabic-into-Latin translator known as Avendauth.