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RACHEL. Modern Name: Raguel. Rich Jew of Valencia, pawnbroker who took the chests of the Cid upon his exile. VIDAS. Jewish pawnbroker of Burgos who took the Cid’s chests when he was exiled. The name probably is the Spanish version of the Hebrew name based on the word for life, Hayyim.
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