Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana

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Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana was an early Tannaic sage and mystic often associated with foundational Kabbalistic traditions and esoteric teachings in rabbinic Judaism.

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Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana canonical 5
Rabbi Nehemiah 1
Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish sage
Kabbalistic figure
Tanna
mystic
rabbi
activity Torah study
teaching
associatedWith Hekhalot Rabbati
surface form: Heichalot literature

Kabbalah
Merkavah mysticism
Sefer Yetzirah traditions
Sefer HaBahir
surface form: Sefer haBahir
attributedWork Ana Bekoach prayer (Kabbalistic tradition)
Sefer HaBahir
surface form: Sefer haBahir
culture ancient Jewish
era Tannaitic period
ethicalTeaching gratitude for one’s portion in Torah
humility in Torah study
recognition of divine favor in learning
fieldOfWork Aggadah
Halakha
Jewish mysticism
gender male
honorificPrefix Rabbi
knownFor association with early Kabbalah
esoteric teachings
mystical traditions
short prayer upon entering and leaving the study hall
language Hebrew
legacy influence on later Kabbalists
model of pious Torah scholar
mentionedIn Midrash
surface form: Midrashic literature

Talmud
nameVariant Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana

Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rabbi Nehunya ben HaKana
prayerAttributed prayer when entering the beit midrash
prayer when leaving the beit midrash
region Eretz HaKodesh
surface form: Land of Israel
religion Judaism
roleIn development of Jewish mystical thought
sourceType rabbinic literature
statusInTradition early Kabbalistic authority
tzaddik
teacherOf Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Ishmael
surface form: Rabbi Yishmael
timePeriod 1st century CE
tradition Rabbinic Judaism

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Sefer HaTemunah traditionallyAttributedTo Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Sefer HaBahir attributedTo Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Bahir attributedTo Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Akiva teacherOf Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
this entity surface form: Rabbi Nehemiah
The Book of Brightness hasTraditionalAuthor Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
The Book of Brightness associatedFigure Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana nameVariant Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana nameVariant Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rabbi Nehunya ben HaKana