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Isaac Abrabanel
Sign in to saveAlso known as Isaac ben Judah Abrabanel, Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel, Itzhak ben Yehuda Abarbanel, Don Isaac Abarbanel, Dom Isaac Abarvanel
Portuguese-Spanish Jewish businessman, exegete and philosopher (1437-1508)
Key facts
- Born
- Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel , 1437, Lisbon , Kingdom of Portugal
- Died
- 1508 (aged 70 – 71), Venice , Republic of Venice
- Era
- Medieval philosophy
- Region
- Jewish philosophy
- Main interests
- Religious philosophy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Portugal
- Place of birth
- Lisbon
- Place of death
- Venice
- Child
- Samuel Abravanel
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- finance minister
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia e1 134-0.jpg
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- Commons category
- Isaac Abrabanel
- date of birth
- 1437-01-01
- date of death
- 1508-09-23
- place of burial
- Padua
- name in native language
- רבי יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל
- different from
- Abravanel
- partner in business or sport
- Isaac Aboab of Castile
- P8168
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Commons Creator page
- Isaac Abrabanel
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac ben Judah Abarbanel (Hebrew: יצחק בן יהודה אברבנאל; 1437–1508), commonly referred to as Abarbanel (Hebrew: אַבַּרבְּנְאֵל; also spelled Abravanel, Avravanel or Abrabanel), was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier.
Name
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