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ABRABANEL, ISAAC , called also ABRAVANEL, ABARBANEL (1437-15o8), Jewish statesman, philosopher, theologian and commentator, was born at Lisbon
house
David
Jews he united scholarly tastes with political ability, He held a high place in the favour of King Alphonso
Alphonso
Isabella
Jews were banished-from Spain in 1492, no exception was made in Abrabanel's favour. He afterwards resided at Naples, Corfu and Monopoli, and in 1503 removed to Venice, where he held office as a minister of state; till his death in 1508. His repute as a commentator on the Scriptures is still high; in the 17th and 18th centuries he was much read by Christians such as Buxtorf. Abrabanel often quotes Christian authorities, though he opposed Christian exegesis of Messianic passages. He was one of the first to see that for Biblical exegesis it was necessary to reconstruct the social environment of olden times, and he skilfully applied his practical
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