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Jonathan ben Uzziel (Hebrew: '''יונתן בן עוזיאל''') Yonatan ben Uziel or Yonosson ben Uziel is known as the author of Targum Jonathan he is also said to have written a book of Kabbalah known as Megadnim. He was one of the 80 Tannaim who studied under Hillel . His tomb is in Amukah in the Galillee near Tzfat , Israel . Traditionally those who are unmarried visit this location in order to be granted blessings in his honor and in his merit find a marriage partner. The Talmud in Sukkah 28a tells that while he was absorbed in studying Torah if a bird flew over his head it would be burnt (possibly a metaphor meant to say that any scholar who wished to differ in opinion with him was incapable of such). SEE ALSO
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