Moses de Leon
~1250–1305 · Spanish-Jewish (Castile) · Medieval Spain
Known for: Wrote (or compiled) the Zohar — the foundational text of Kabbalah that he attributed to a 2nd-century rabbi
Moses de Leon is credited with writing or compiling the Zohar, the central text of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah). He attributed it to the 2nd-century Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai to give it authority.
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