Meshullam ben Jacob

Rabbeinu Meshullam son of Jacob (Meshullam ben Ya'akov) also known as Rabbeinu Meshullam hagodol (Rabbi Meshullem the great) was a Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE. He had a Talmudic Yeshiva in Lunel which produced several famous men, and was an intimate friend of Abraham ben Isaac, Av beth din of Narbonne, who addressed to him several responsa, and spoke of him in high terms. His Talmudic decisions are quoted in Sefer ha-Terumot.

Rabbeinu Meshullam was interested also in philosophy. According to Rabbeinu Yehudah ibn Tibbon, whom he encouraged to translate Bahya ibn Paquda's Al-Hidayah ila Fara'id al-Qulub into Hebrew (Chovot ha-Levavot or "Duties of the Heart"), he wrote several works dealing with moral philosophy, advised and assisted other Jewish writers, and possessed a large library. Rabbeinu Yehudah Ibn Tibbon is never weary of praising Rabbeinu Meshullam's zeal in investigating the various branches of knowledge.

Rabbeinu Meshullam was the father of the renowned Rabbeinu Asher ben Meshullam. Among Rabbeinu Meshullam's disciples, are the Ravad and the Baal Hama'or. Rabbeinu Meshullam died in Lunel in 1170.

Meshullam

Meshullam is a Biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended". In the Old Testament the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:

  • One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (Ch1 5:13).
  • Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of Josiah (Kg2 22:3).
  • A priest, father of Hilkiah (Ch1 9:11),(Neh 11:11), in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in (Ch1 6:12).
  • A Levite of the family of Kohath (Ch2 34:12), in the reign of Josiah.
  • A son of Elpaal. (Ch1 8:17).
  • One of two sons of Zerubbabel, the other being Hananiah. (1 Chronicles 3:19)
  • A priest, head of the House of Ezra. (Neh 12:13).
  • A chief priest (Neh 12:16).
  • One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (Ezr 8:16).
  • A priest (Ch1 9:12).
  • One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Neh 8:4).
  • See also

  • List of minor Biblical figures
  • References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897). "article name needed". Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.). T. Nelson and Sons. 
  • Jacob

    Jacob (later given the name Israel) is regarded as a Patriarch of the Israelites. According to the Book of Genesis, Jacob (/ˈkəb/; Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב Standard Yaʿakov) was the third Hebrew progenitor with whom God made a covenant. He is the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the grandson of Abraham, Sarah and of Bethuel, and the younger twin brother of Esau. Jacob had twelve sons and at least one daughter, by his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and by their handmaidens Bilhah and Zilpah.

    Jacob's twelve sons, named in Genesis, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. His only daughter mentioned in Genesis is Dinah. The twelve sons became the progenitors of the "Tribes of Israel".

    As a result of a severe drought in Canaan, Jacob and his sons moved to Egypt at the time when his son Joseph was viceroy. After 17 years in Egypt, Jacob died and Joseph carried Jacob's remains to the land of Canaan, and gave him a stately burial in the same Cave of Machpelah as were buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, and Jacob's first wife, Leah.

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    The company was founded in 1977 by its current president Jacob Basmaji. The original store opened in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec and still operates. The first store outside of Quebec was opened in Toronto in 1985. Jacob opened its first US store (in Cambridge, Massachusetts) circa 2000.

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    Stores were shuttered in 2014 and online site ceased operating in 2015. In April 2015 the online site has been restarted offering only their fragrance and plans to open a few stores in Quebec only. Jacob emerged from bankruptcy and will now be operating six stores chainwide, all of which are located in the province of Quebec. Among these five stores is the original 1977 Sorel store and another store in Old Quebec. The other three are all located in Montreal (which includes, among others, the downtown flagship store and another one at Galeries d'Anjou).

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