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The Ramban ended his life in the Land of Israel

After a lifetime in Girona and Barcelona — and after being forced into the Disputation of Barcelona — the Ramban made his way in his final years to Acre in the Land of Israel.

How we know

Ramban 1194–1270; emigrated to the Land of Israel c. 1267 following the 1263 Disputation of Barcelona, settling in Acre.

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