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![<p><b>Minchah Belulah. On the Torah, First Edition. - Verona 1594</b></p>
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Minchah Belulah is an extensive commentary on the Torah, gleaned from various sefarim, with additions by Rabbi Avraham Menachem HaCohen Ashkenazi Rapa from Porto [from which originated the surname “Rappaport”], a Rabbi in the Italian cities of Cremona and Verona, .
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On page 207b appears a large and impressive drawing of the Rappaport family coat of arms - a symbol of priesthood and below it an illustration of a raven (Rappe in ancient German is a raven), with the inscription: "Abraham Menachem bar Yaakov Hacohen Rappa, z”l, from Porto.”
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The author is the father of the Rapaport family.
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<b>Verona 1594 First edition.</b> One of the first books printed in Verona. Pages: [3], 208, [1]. Size: 18.8 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Tears in the inner margins of pages 49-50. Owners Signatures on title page. New half leather binding.
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At the beginning of the sefer is a thousand-word introduction, with the letter beis appearing in every word!
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Provenance: William L. Gross Collection.
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