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Eran Viezel

Eran Viezel is an Israeli biblical scholar, poet and novelist, and a full professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

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Born: 18 June 1972, Netiv HaLamed-Heh
Occupation: poet, biblical scholar, novelist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Eran Viezel was born in 1972 in Netiv HaLamed-Heh

Eran Viezel was born on June 18, 1972, in Kibbutz Netiv HaLamed-Heh to Rachel and Meir Viezel. He served in the Maglan unit.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Bible and general and comparative literature in 2000 and a master's degree in Bible in 2003. In 2009 he completed a PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under Sara Japhet, on the commentary attributed to Rashi on Chronicles.

In 2013 he joined the Bible department at Ben-Gurion University, and in 2022 he became a full professor. He studies the history of biblical interpretation, with a focus on rabbinic exegesis from the Sages to modern times, and how Jewish tradition viewed the writing of biblical books. He has also taught at universities in Europe, the United States and China.

Viezel has published poetry collections and novels, and he received the ACUM Prize in 2015. He is married to Ella, they have 4 children, and he lives in Netiv HaLamed-Heh.