About This Text
Author: Rabeinu Chananel
Composed: Middle-Age Spain, c.1005 – c.1055 CE
Written by Rabbi Chananel ben Chushiel, known as Rabbeinu Chananel, this commentary on the Chumash is cited by many later Torah commentators, most notably Rabbi Bahya ben Asher. Rabbeinu Chananel directs some of his comments against the Karaites.