Mattithiah Ashkenazi Bloch
Mattithiah Ashkenazi Bloch | |
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| Born | 1610/1620[1] Cracow, Poland |
| Died | after 1668[1] |
| Religion | Judaism |
Mattithiah ben Benjamin Ze'ev (Wolf) Ashkenazi Bloch (Template:Lang-he) was a 17th century Sabbatean Kabbalist. He was appointed by Sabbatai Zevi as one of his prophets charged with the announcement of the Redemption.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Kohler, Kaufmann; Broydé, Isaac (1902). "Bloch, Mattithiah Ashkenazi". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 256.
- ^ a b Scholem, Gershom (2007). "Bloch, Mattathias ben Benjamin Ze'ev (Wolf) Ashkenazi". In Berenbaum, Michael; Skolnik, Fred (eds.). Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd ed.). Detroit: Macmillan Reference. ISBN 978-0-02-866097-4.