Poet, Biblical commentator, grammarian, astronomer, mathematician Abraham ibn Ezra was one of the most remarkable men of his time and one of the relatively few Whose works have become the heritage of all those who wish to understand the Hebrew Bible properly. Ibn Ezra combined a passion for the plain sense of the verse with a reverence for the Rabbis as transmitters of reliable tradition. His most widely used works are his commentaries on the Torah, which are admired for their depth and penetration into the mysteries of the Hebrew language, the text of the Torah and the meaning of the mitzvot.
Born circa 1092, Rabbi Abraham ben Meir ibn Ezra died apparently in Calahorra. He ranks among the most distinguished Biblical commentators and philosophers of Jewish faith in the Middle Ages.