Immanuel Aboab
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Immanuel Aboab was a Portuguese Jewish scholar. He was a great-grandson of Isaac Aboab of Castile
(died 1493).
he moved to Corfu
, where he became acquainted with Orazio del Monte, a nephew of the duke of Urbino.
In Reggio Emilia
he became acquainted with Menahem Azaria de Fano; thence he went to Spoleto
and elsewhere in Italy, and finally settled at Venice. Here he had occasion, in 1603, to defend his correligionists.
He died in Venice in 1628.
and publishing there his works, The Kingdom of the Intellect and The Foundations of Truth, which he had written in defense of the Talmud
. He was the author of a defense of the traditional law and of a chronological list of that law's exponents. He worked at this treatise, which was much prized by the pious, for ten years, and completed it in 1625. It was published by his heirs at Amsterdam
, in 1629 (2d ed., ibid., 1727), under the title Nomologia o Discursos Legales, Compuestos por el Virtuose Hakam Rabi Imanuel Aboab de Buena Memoria. A manuscript of this work exists in the library of the Historical Academy in Madrid.
Isaac Aboab of Castile
Isaac Aboab of Castile , also known as Isaac Aboab II, was a Spanish Bible commentator born at Toledo, presumably a descendant of Isaac Aboab I...
(died 1493).
Life
Born at Oporto, he early became an orphan and was reared by his grandfather Abraham Aboab. He emigrated to Italy, and after living some time at PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
he moved to Corfu
Corfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
, where he became acquainted with Orazio del Monte, a nephew of the duke of Urbino.
In Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune of the Province of Reggio Emilia....
he became acquainted with Menahem Azaria de Fano; thence he went to Spoleto
Spoleto
Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.-History:...
and elsewhere in Italy, and finally settled at Venice. Here he had occasion, in 1603, to defend his correligionists.
He died in Venice in 1628.
Works
Aboab had the intention of going to PalestinePalestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
and publishing there his works, The Kingdom of the Intellect and The Foundations of Truth, which he had written in defense of the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
. He was the author of a defense of the traditional law and of a chronological list of that law's exponents. He worked at this treatise, which was much prized by the pious, for ten years, and completed it in 1625. It was published by his heirs at Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, in 1629 (2d ed., ibid., 1727), under the title Nomologia o Discursos Legales, Compuestos por el Virtuose Hakam Rabi Imanuel Aboab de Buena Memoria. A manuscript of this work exists in the library of the Historical Academy in Madrid.