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	Abravanel - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Samuel Abravanel, son of Judah Abravanel of Seville; settled in Castile.
		Samuel Abravanel, youngest son of Isaac Abravanel, and grandson of Judah; was born in 1473, at Lisbon.
		Maurice Abravanel, born in 1903 in Saloniki, Greece.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Abravanel (837 words)

	Isaack Abrabanel more
		King Catholiques appealed to him and, in seven years, Abravanel, financial agent of the queen and the spokesman (spokeswoman) of the Jewish community with the yard, had soon reconquerred in Spain a position of fortune and influence equivalent to the one of which he'd formerly enjoyed with Alphonse V Portugal.
		Abravanel, once again, quickly reconstituted an immense fortune and, at the end of two years, it appeared among the most important persons of the yard.
		Abravanel, again lost all its fortune, its library and its manuscripts were plundered.
	www.maurice-abravanel.com /isaack_abrabanel_more.html (952 words)

	Judah Leon Abravanel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Abravanel family was an extraordinarily prominent one among Jewish families in the Middle Ages, active in public service in the court of Castile.
		Don Isaac was a statesman, financier, and a defender of the Jewish faith, who was also born in Lisbon in 1437 and spent most of his life in Portugal, eventually becoming a financial advisor to King Alfonso V.
		However, in 1481, King Alfonso V died, and Don Isaac was suspected of conspiring to enthrone the Duke of Braganza, whom he had befriended earlier, over the son of Alfonso, Juan II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Judah_Leon_Abravanel (2696 words)

	Defender of Liberty
		Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508) was so deeply impressed by the Venetian political model that he became an enthusiastic advocate of republican ideals.
		Abravanel was not content merely to profess his own opinions on the subject; as a learned Jewish scholar, he was determined to prove that the Bible itself advocated a democratic republican model.
		Abravanel read the text of Deuteronomy 16:18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates as a directive to the rank and file of the Hebrew tribes to choose their own judges, at least for the lower courts, thereby removing the king entirely from the process.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~elsegal/Shokel/050224_Abravanel.html (1618 words)

	Isaac Abravanel - Early Achronim
		Don Isaac Abravanel was one of the greatest Jewish statesmen who played an important part in European history.
		Abravanel learned just in time that the king beheaded several of the highest ranking officers, and that he was slated -to share a similar fate.
		Abravanel quietly obtained a position with a Jewish banking firm, and was glad to have time to pursue his studies and literary work.
	www.chabad.org /library/article.asp?AID=111855 (1058 words)

	Personality of the Week - Abarbanel
		After the issuing of the decree of expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, Abravanel was the spokesman for the Jewish community, pleading unsuccessfully before the Catholic Monarchs for its revocation.
		Abravanel was the author of a discursive, often philosophical, commentary on the Bible.
		Isaac Abravanel on miracles, creation, prophecy, and evil: the tension between medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary.
	www.bh.org.il /names/POW/Abarbanel.asp (230 words)

	JewishGates.Com - The Definitive Source for Talmudic Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Isaac ben Judah Abravanel was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1437.
		However, with the accession of John II in 1481, anti-Jewish sentiments in the church and the legislature which were suppressed during the reign of his father found a sounding board.
		Abravanel accepted the job, not only because finance was his field of expertise, but also because he felt that such a close relationship with Ferdinand might prove useful in protecting the Jews from Torquemada.
	www.jewishgates.com /file.asp?File_ID=204 (768 words)

	Ecumenism'
		It was during that time that Don Isaac Abravanel, Don Abram Seneor and the other elders of Israel came to plead to the king and queen to have the decree annulled, but they were ignored.
		Thus Don Isaac Abravanel sent a letter to Queen Isabella, in which he chastised her mercilessly and showed no respect for her rank, "because he had poured out his soul unto death, and he was numbered with the transgressors" (Isa.
		Don Abram Seneor also wrote her a marvelous letter, in which he rebuked her for being ungrateful for everything he had done for her and had now banished him and his people from the country.
	www.sabbatarian.com /HeadlineNews/ExpulsionChronicles.html (1168 words)

	Amazon.ca: Don Isaac Abravanel: Books: Benjamin Netanyahu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508) was a major historical figure during the waning of the Middle Ages.
		In Abravanel, B. Netanyahu suggests, two long lines of tradition met and concluded: that of medieval Jewish statesmen and that of medieval Jewish philosophers.
		DON ISAAC ABRAVANEL1 was born in Lisbon, in the year 1437,2 into a family which ranked high among the Jews of Portugal and, indeed, of the entire Iberian peninsula. Read the first page
	www.amazon.ca /Don-Isaac-Abravanel-Benjamin-Netanyahu/dp/0827602138 (341 words)

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		on Isaac Abravanel, was a Jewish theologian, biblical commentator, and financier, b.
		He served as treasurer to Alfonso V of Portugal but fled that country when he was implicated (1483) in a plot.
		Don Abravanel attacked the use (by Maimonides) of philosophical allegory, which he believed weakened the faith of many and thus tended to undermine the Jewish community in a precarious time.
	www.maurice-abravanel.com /don_isaac_de_abravanel_.html (175 words)

	JewishJournal.com
		Born in Portugal in 1437, Abravanel eventually moved to Spain in 1481, where in addition to being a reputable Jewish scholar and diplomat, he served as treasurer to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Christian Spain.
		On Isaiah 54:17, Abravanel comments: "There are religions today whose champions are not content to assert the supremacy of their faith by debate and argument, but put to death all who would repudiate their faith.
		Abravanel was certainly aware of all of this, but he was also not blind to the early history of Islam, and its particular treatment of the Jews by its founding prophet Mohammed.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=8986 (634 words)

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		Isaac Abravanel is considered to be the personification of Spanish Jewry’s splendor, wealth and strength
		Don Isaac Abravanel was born and raised in Portugal, where he earned fame and fortune as a senior advisor to the king.
		Abravanel’s life story provides the wide eyed reader with a fascinating glimpse at medieval Spanish and Portuguese Jewries’ incredible physical and spiritual wealth, the likes of which is virtually nonexistent today.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3278896,00.html (506 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002068014
		One of the main leaders of Spanish Jewry, Don Isaac Abravanel, chose exile rather than conversion, and went to Italy where he took on a much different career.
		Abravanel attempted to shore up Judaism by providing answers to the objections of the Christian theologians and the radical Aristotelians.
		This work presents a systematic exposition of Abravanel's defense of Judaism, wherein his views on the basic issues of medieval philosophy and theology are analyzed and evaluated.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0652/2002068014-d.html (333 words)

	First Hand Account of the 1492 Expulsion by an Italian Jew
		The Queen was the heiress to the throne, and the King one of the Spanish nobility.
		On account of this, Don Abraham was appointed leader of the Jews, but not with their consent.
		Comments on the expulsion by Isaac Abravanel, financial adviser to Isabella, may be found on p, 284.
	www.sephardicstudies.org /1492account.html (1594 words)

	Amazon.com: Don Isaac Abravanel: Statesman and Philosopher: Books: Benzion Netanyahu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		by Benzion Netanyahu "DON ISAAC ABRAVANEL1 was born in Lisbon, in the year 1437,2 into a family which ranked high among the Jews of Portugal and, indeed, of..." (more)
		DON ISAAC ABRAVANEL1 was born in Lisbon, in the year 1437,2 into a family which ranked high among the Jews of Portugal and, indeed, of the entire Iberian peninsula.
		Don Isaac Abravenel lived at the juncture of the Medieval and the Renaissance, and through the expulsion of the Jews from Spain.
	www.amazon.com /Don-Isaac-Abravanel-Statesman-Philosopher/dp/0801484855 (1468 words)

	Jewish-American Hall of Fame -- Virtual Tour
		Showing his allegiance to his former co-religionists, Luis de Santangel made substantial contributions toward the hiring of ships that enabled them to leave when they were expelled en mass from Spain.
		Another of Columbus’ stalwart friends was Don Isaac Abravanel, who had remained stalwart to his religion and who was one of the most distinguished biblical scholars, philosophers and statesmen of the period.
		since Abravanel was also expelled from Spain, in spite of his high position in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella.
	www.amuseum.org /jahf/virtour/index.html (643 words)

	Heritage
		Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1509), a leader of Spanish Jewry and one of Ferdinand's most trusted officials, tried to persuade the king to change his mind.
		Ferdinand refused, but offered to exempt Abravanel from the decree.
		Abravanel, however, chose to leave together with the other Jews.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode4/documents/documents_17.html (446 words)

	What's in a Name?
		Abravanel reports that the city of Toledo had been named by Jewish exiles following the destruction of the first Temple.
		The name by which it is usually referred in medieval Hebrew writings is "Tulitela" which Abravanel derived from the Hebrew root "tiltul," which denotes wandering or exile.
		The explanation is reminiscent of many similar traditions, all of which reflect the Jews' firm conviction that their communities dated back to hoary antiquity.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~elsegal/Shokel/901218_In_a_Name.html (786 words)

	JewishLA.org: Torah Byte Re'eh 5762
		Don Isaac Abravanel (15th century Spain) puts the dilemma this way: "If the prophet is a false prophet, since he called on Israel to serve other gods, and is therefore put to death, why then do his signs and wonders come to pass?
		Rabbi Akiba posits that the false prophet is in reality a true prophet gone astray, and his residual prophetic powers enable him to perform signs and miracles.
		Don Isaac Abravanel argues that the signs and wonders done by the false prophet only appear genuine to us.
	www.jewishla.org /TorahBytes/html/reeh5762_byte.html (699 words)

	@LETTRINE = Sephardic genealogical research
		Those with the famous Sephardic name Abravanel (or its many variants, such as Barbanel, Abrabanel, Abarbanel, etc.) can join genealogy societies organized specifically for them and their relatives.
		Allen Abravanel writes a quarterly newsletter for descendants of Don Isaac Abravanel, leader of the Spanish-Jewish community in 1492.
		Even after the ravages of World War II, it is estimated that there may be at least 3,000 living descendants of Don Isaac located all over the world.
	www.sefarad.org /publication/lm/010/cardoza.html (1543 words)

	Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: A: Abravanel, Isaac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Short review of his life and writings, by romain butin.
		Detailed information on the careers of this jewish scholar and his son, from maurice abravanel.
		English-language text of the infamous 1492 edict expelling the jews from spain, and isaac abrabanel's reply.
	society.name /index.php/Philosophy/Philosophers/A/Abravanel,_Isaac (80 words)

	Society > Philosophy > Philosophers > A > Abravanel, Isaac (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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		Isaac ben Judah Abravanel: Statesman, Financier, and Biblical Commentator
	isaac-abravanel.generalanswers.org (111 words)

	Don Isaac Abravanel: Statesman and Philosopher - Price Comparison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Don Isaac Abravanel: Statesman and Philosopher - Price Comparison
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	KeTavo5766 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One of the great Biblical commentators, Don Isaac Abravanel, offers a marvelous insight into this ancient mitzvah.
		He notes that most peoples and nations put up monuments to memorialize events and people.
		And yet, Don Isaac Abravanel reminds us that what really matters are the words of Torah—studying the sacred teachings of our tradition.
	www.jewishla.org /html/ketavo5766.htm (409 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Don Isaac Abrabanel
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		Jewish statesman, apologist and exegete, born in Lisbon 1437; died in Venice, 1508, buried in Padua.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01050b.htm (536 words)

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		In what is both a biography arid an exploration of Abravanel's thought and influence, Netanyahu describes how Abravanel illuminated the grave crisis and profound transformation experienced by the Jewish people after the Spanish expulsion.
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