Moses Pinheiro
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Moses Pinheiro, an Italian Jew who lived at Livorno
in the seventeenth century, was one of the most influential pupils and followers of Shabbethai Ẓebi.
He was held in high esteem on account of his acquirements; and, as the brother-in-law of Joseph Ergas, the well-known anti-Shabbethaian, he had great influence over the Jews of Leghorn, urging them to believe in Shabbethai. Even later, in 1667, when Shabbethai's apostasy was rumored, Pinheiro, in common with numerous other adherents of Tzevi, still believed him to do be the messiah.
Pinheiro was the teacher of Abraham Miguel Cardoso
, whom he initiated into the Kabbalah
and into the mysteries of Shabbethaianism.
Livorno
Livorno , traditionally Leghorn , is a port city on the Tyrrhenian Sea on the western edge of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of approximately 160,000 residents in 2009.- History :...
in the seventeenth century, was one of the most influential pupils and followers of Shabbethai Ẓebi.
He was held in high esteem on account of his acquirements; and, as the brother-in-law of Joseph Ergas, the well-known anti-Shabbethaian, he had great influence over the Jews of Leghorn, urging them to believe in Shabbethai. Even later, in 1667, when Shabbethai's apostasy was rumored, Pinheiro, in common with numerous other adherents of Tzevi, still believed him to do be the messiah.
Pinheiro was the teacher of Abraham Miguel Cardoso
Abraham Miguel Cardoso
Abraham Miguel Cardozo was a Shabbethaian prophet and physician born in Spain. A descendant of the Marranos in the Portuguese city of Celorico, he studied medicine together with his brother Fernando Isaac, and while the latter was given to his studies, Michael spent his time in singing serenades...
, whom he initiated into the Kabbalah
Kabbalah
Kabbalah/Kabala is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the esoteric aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It was systematized in 11th-13th century Hachmei Provence and Spain, and again after the Expulsion from Spain, in 16th century Ottoman Palestine...
and into the mysteries of Shabbethaianism.