Yosef ben Meir Ha-Levi ibn Megas - Lucena, Córdoba, España - Statues of Historic Figures on Waymarking.com

El Ayuntamiento de Lucena colocó este busto de Yosef ben Mair en su memoria como preclaro del pueblo de Lucena.

"Yosef ben Meir Ha-Levi ibn Megas (Sevilla, 1077-Lucena, 1141), fue un rabino, filósofo y poeta nacido durante la Taifa de Sevilla y que vivió la invasión almorávide de al-Ándalus.

Yosef ben Meir nació en Sevilla en 1077, durante el gobierno del rey al-Mutámid (r. 1069-1090) de la Taifa de Sevilla y su idioma materno era el árabe. Algunos autores han especulado que se añadió el sobrenombre de Migash, equivalente a grande o importante.? Era miembro de una de las familias más nobles de la zona. Era hijo de Meir Migash, un rabino prominente de gran sabiduría e influencia social, quien vivió en Sevilla. Su abuelo, Yoseph ibn Migash (Yoseph llevaba el mismo nombre que su abuelo, tradición habitual del pueblo judío) era también rabino y tuvo un papel muy importante en la corte real de la taifa de Granada."

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The Lucena City Council placed this bust of Yosef ben Mair in his memory as a priest of the town of Lucena.

"Yosef ben Meir Ha-Levi ibn Megas (Seville, 1077-Lucena, 1141), was a rabbi, philosopher and poet born during the Taifa of Seville and who lived through the Almoravid invasion of al-Andalus.

Yosef ben Meir was born in Seville in 1077, during the rule of King al-Mutamid (r. 1069-1090) of the Taifa of Seville and his mother tongue was Arabic. Some authors have speculated that the nickname Migash was added, equivalent to great or important. He was a member of one of the most noble families in the area. He was the son of Meir Migash, a prominent rabbi of great wisdom and social influence, who lived in Seville. His grandfather, Yoseph ibn Migash (Yoseph had the same name as his grandfather, a common tradition of the Jewish people) was also a rabbi and had a very important role in the royal court of the taifa of Granada."

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