▁T ou raine . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Is ht ori ▁H ap arch i ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 0 . ▁H ap arch i ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁s ages ▁and ▁rabb is ▁of ▁fame . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Rab bi ▁Mos he ▁Ha Par hi , ▁a ▁distinguished ▁Tal m ud ical ▁scholar . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Rab bi ▁Nathan ▁of ▁Tr in quet aille , ▁author ▁of ▁Sh aar ▁Hi T ef isa . ▁His ▁great - grand father ▁was ▁Me ir ▁ben ▁Isaac ▁of ▁Car c ass onne , ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Se fer ▁ha - ' E zer . ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁bi ograph er , ▁his ▁family ▁originally ▁came ▁from ▁" F lor enz ia , ▁Spain ". ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Jews ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 6 , ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Spain ▁and ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁then ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel ▁( E ret z ▁Y is rael ▁in ▁Heb rew ). ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁phys ician ▁in ▁Bet ▁She ' an , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 5 . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁Is ht ori ▁H ap arch i ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Heb rew ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁ge ography ▁of ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel , ▁Se fer ▁K aft or ▁va - F er ach ▁( ), ▁literally ▁" Book ▁of ▁Bul b ▁and ▁F lower ", ▁or ▁" K n ob ▁and