Ho'il Moshe Be'er [= Whereas Moses Elucidated] [The Book of Numbers only (= Bamidbar), the fourth book of the Pentateuch]. Commentaire de Moise Cremieu, sur le commentaire du rabin ABRAHAHM ABEN-EZRA, sur le Nombre, premier commentateur litteral...

By Cremieu, Moise [= Moshe Carmi ]
In Hebrew. 22 x 13.5 cm. 276 pages. Super-commentary to Abraham ibn Ezra on the Pentateuch Volume IV-Numbers, only (of 7), partially unopened, very lightly foxed in places, final two leaves, trace wormed, modern vellum hardcover in slip-case, [see N. Ben-Menachem, Besharei Sepher (1967) page 164-172; idem, Aresheth III (1963) page 81-82. One of only 25 copies. This volume not found in the British Library (see Zedner 193). Quarto. Pagination: [2] 132 [4] leaves. This book includes Cremieu's own commentary on Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Book of Numbers. Naphtali ben Menachem devotes a chapter (pages 164-172) to Ho'il Moshe Be'er in his own work BESHA'AREI SEPHER (1967), where he tells of his search of many years for a copy of this book, providing details, as well, about the work and its author. Vinograd, Aix 12. At the very corner of the title page is a very small inscription in Hebrew: Chaim Touboul, Oran. Rabbi Haim Touboul (Rabbi Haim Touboul was a Dayan (Rabbinical Court Judge) in the city of Oran, Algeria, in early 20th century. The book is in Hebrew except for the second title page which is in French. The volume offered here is so rare that the Encyclopedia Judaica published in Germany between the two world wars states that this particular volume MAY have been published. The complete entry for Moise Cremieu (appearing in volume 5, Column 603) follows: Cremieux (Cremieu), Mose Ben Salomo (1766-1837), Autor, geb. 1766 in Carpentras als Sohn des Salomo b. Abraham Cremieux (Verfasser des Raschi-Subkommentars, CHESCHEK SCHELOMO). Cremieux war Neffe und Schwiegersohn des Mordechai Cremieux; zusammen mit beiden ging er 1790 nach Aix und gruendete dort eiene Druckerei, in der ein sefardisches Gebetbuch nach dem Ritus der Gemeinden von Avignon, Carpentras, L'Isle und Cavaillon mit einem von Cremieux verfassten Kommentar HOIL MOSCHE BAER (6 Teile; Aix 1829-1836) erschien; er verfasste auch einen Superkommentar zu einigen Teilen des Bibel-kommentars von Abraham ibn Esra (zu Gen., Ex. Lev. und vielleicht zu Num., zu den fuenf Megillot, Prov. und Hi; Aix 1833, 1834, 1836). Cremieux starb am 4. Mai 1837 in Aix. H. Cremieux, Arch. Israelites I, 372, 418; Gallia Judaica [Seite/page] 263; Catalogus Bodl., Nr. 6451 column 1789; Fuerst Bibl. Jud. I, 192; Benjacob 135, Nr. 255; A. Rhine, JE IV, 348. [The German article quoted here was written by: Dr. J. Freimann, Berlin and Dr. J. Heller, Berlin. The last three leaves have slight worming holes not affecting the text. Additional scan available upon request.
Published by: de l'Imprimerie de [Agustin] Pontier, Rue des Jardins, No 14. Aix [-en-Provence, France], 1836
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