Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKane
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| רבי נחוניא בן הקנה | |
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| Rebbe Nechunia ben HaKana, Rabbi Nehunia ben Ha Kana | |
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| Wadi Amud | |
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| A 1st generation Tana and leading mystic. |
Rabbi Nechunya ben Hakana was a Tana and teacher of Rabbi Yishmoel. Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKane is the author of the important Kabbalistic text, the Bahir and the prayer Anah Bekoach which is based on the Divine Name of 42. Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKane takes a very active role in the Hachalot Rabiti, where he ascends to the Chariot.
Kever Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKane
Nechunia ben HaKana is buried on the Tzfat side of Wadi Amud right before it meets Wadi Sechvi. Originally Kever Rebbe Nechunya ben HaKane was revealed by the Arizal and is described by Rabbi Chaim Vital in Shar Rouach Hakodes. Over the generations the location was lost but was recently rediscovered by Yisrael Meir Gabay and his organization Ohalei Tzadikim.
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