Asaph the Physician
Asaph the Physician · Science & Medicine
Author of the Sefer Asaf ha-Rofe, the earliest known Hebrew medical treatise
c. 550
Near East / eastern Mediterranean (location uncertain)
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Asaph the Physician (Asaph ben Berechiah, Asaph ha-Rofe) is the traditional name attached to the 'Sefer Asaf', the earliest known medical treatise written in Hebrew, probably compiled in the Byzantine or early medieval period. It covers anatomy, disease, materia medica and medical ethics, and includes a physicians' oath. As author of a Hebrew Jewish medical work, he stood within the Jewish tradition.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Author of the Sefer Asaf ha-Rofe, the earliest known Hebrew medical treatise
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
