Nathan of Gaza

Portrait of Nathan of Gaza, from 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.

Nathan of Gaza (Hebrew: נתן העזתי‎; 1643–1680), also Nathan Benjamin ben Elisha Hayyim haLevi Ashkenazi or Ghazzati, was a theologian and author born in Jerusalem. After his marriage in 1663 he moved to Gaza, where he became famous as a prophet for the Jewish messiah claimant Sabbatai Zevi.


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