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- ↑ Philippe Bobichon, Manuscrits en caractères hébreux conservés dans les bibliothèques de France, vol. V : Manuscrits de Théologie, Brepols, Turnhout, 2015, pp. 138-147.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Solomon Schechter and Isaac Broydé (1901–1906). "Official, Joseph ben Nathan". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia . New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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