RABaD
RABad (ראב”ד, pronounced also Raavad, Ravad or Raivid) is a Hebrew acronym which most commonly refers to Rabbi Abraham Ben David, or the RABaD III. There are three rabbis and scholars referred to by this acronym:
- Rabbi Abraham ibn Daud, the first RABaD, a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and historian
- Rabbi Abraham ben Isaac of Narbonne the Eshkol, called RABad II, being an acronym for Rav Av Beth Din
- Rabbi Abraham ben David of Posquières, called RABaD III, a son-in-law of the former
Other uses
- RABaD or Ravad, the head of any Rabbinical court, being an acronym for Rosh Beth Din
- Rábade or "San Vicenzo de Rábade", a town in the northwest of Spain in the province of Lugo
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