LEVITICUS, TARGUM, HAFTAROT, AND THE SONG OF SONGS WITH COMMENTARIES, SAFED: ISRAEL BEN ABRAHAM BAK, 1833

The first book of the Pentateuch printed in the Holy Land.

The present lot, apparently intended as part of a complete edition of the Hebrew Pentateuch that never materialized, includes the text of the book of Leviticus accompanied by Targum Onkelos (an ancient Aramaic translation), haftarot (lections from the Prophets), and the Song of Songs. Each unit features a commentary by Rabbi Hayyim Joseph David Azulai (Hida; 1724-1806): Nahal kedumim on Leviticus; Nahal sorek on the haftarot; and Nahal eshkol on the Song of Songs. In addition, Leviticus was printed with the commentaries of Rabbis Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi; 1040-1105), Jacob ben Asher (Ba‘al ha-turim; ca. 1270-1340), and Shabbetai Bass (Siftei hakhamim; 1641-1718), and the Song of Songs with that of Rashi. A parallel edition of this book without the commentaries of Bass and Azulai appeared at the Bak press the same year.