Jonah Nabon

Jonah Nabon
Born	1713 Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
Died	1760 Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
Nationality	Ottoman
Occupation	Rabbi
Known for	Talmudic and kabbalistic learning
Notable work	Nechpah ba-Kesef Get Mekushar
Parent	Hanun Nabon

Jonah Nabon was a rabbinical scholar; born at Jerusalem in 1713; died there 1760; son of Hanun Nabon.

He was celebrated for his Talmudic and kabbalistic learning, and was the teacher of Chaim Joseph David Azulai (the Chida). Nabon wrote several works, of which only two have been published, namely:

• Nechpah ba-Kesef (vol. i, Constantinople, 1748; vol. ii, Jerusalem, 1843), responsa; and
• Get Mekushar, on divorce, in the form of a commentary on "Get Pashut," a work on the same subject by Moses ibn Habib.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Franco, M. (1901–1906). "Nabon or Navon". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.