Nachmanides, Moses (1194–1270). Also known as RaMBaN (Rabbi Moses
ben Nachman); lived in Gerona, Spain, north of Barcelona, and died in the Land
of Israel. RaMBaN is the earliest biblical commentator to include Kabbalistic
hints. Like RaMBaM, with whom he frequently disagreed, RaMBaN was a doctor. He
was also a Talmudist and leader of the Jewish community. He represented the
Jews in disputations with the Christian community in 1263, his account of which
has been dramatized in The Disputation, a BBC production. Shortly after his
participation in the disputation, he left for the Land of Israel.
Courtesy: Professor Shai Cherry