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A student of [[Rashba]], Rabbeinu Bechaye the son of Asher lived in Saragossa, Spain in the early part of the century. His Torah commentary is noteworthy in that it presents four approaches to each verse that it investigates: a look at the plain meaning, in the spirit of Rav Avraham ibn Ezra and others; Midrashic exegesis; a philosophical approach incorporating works of science and philosophy; and a Kabbalistic approach. He also wrote several other works, including his ethical work ''[[Kad HaKemach]]''.