Abraham ibn Daud

Abraham ibn Daud
אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד
Bornc. 1110
Toledo, Spain
Diedc. 1180
Other namesRabad I, Ravad I
OccupationsPhilosopher, historian, astronomer
Philosophical work
EraMedieval philosophy
RegionJewish philosophy
SchoolAristotelianism
Main interestsJewish law, Ethics, Theology
Notable worksSefer ha-Qabbalah, al-ʿaqida l-Rafiya
Notable ideasIntegration of Aristotelian philosophy with Jewish thought

Abraham ibn Daud (Judeo-Arabic: אַבְרָהָם בֶּן־דָּוִד הַלֵּוִי אִבְּן דָּאוּד, romanized: ʾAvrāhām ben-Dāvid hal-Lēvi ibn Dāʾūd; Arabic: ابراهيم بن داود, romanizedʾIbrāhīm ibn Daʾūd) was a Spanish-Jewish astronomer, historian and philosopher born in Córdoba, Spain about 1110 who was said to have been killed for his religious beliefs in Toledo, Spain about 1180. He is sometimes known by the abbreviation Rabad I or Ravad I or Ravaad I or Ra'avad I. His maternal grandfather was Isaac Albalia. Some scholars believe he was the Arabic-into-Latin translator known as Avendauth.