Abraham Ben-chaila or Haja

Abraham Ben-Chaila Or Haja, was a Spanish rabbi of the 12th century. In a book on astrology he foretold the coming of the Messiah as to occur in 1058. He died in 1105. He wrote, Tractatus de Nativitatibus. (Rome, 1545): — Sphera Mundi (Basle, 1546), Hebrew and. Latin. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.