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Provençal, Abraham ben David

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Italian Talmudist of the sixteenth century. He was a member of an illustrious family of Italian rabbis who came originally from Provence in the south of France. Abraham officiated as rabbi in Casale-Monferrato and in Mantua, Italy. Besides being a learned Talmudist, he possessed a thorough knowledge of Latin and philosophy. He taught Abraham Portaleone, and was a friend of Azariah dei Rossi, who refers to him as a storehouse of science. According to Michael ("Or ha-Ḥayyim." p. 31) he was still living in 1608. He wrote a preface to Elijah di Vidas' cabalistic work, "Reshit Ḥokmah," Venice, 1593.

Bibliography:
  • Zunz, Biography of Azariah dei Rossi in ed. Wilna, 1865, p. 21;
  • Michael, Or ha-Ḥayyim, No. 82.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Provençal, Abraham ben David'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/provenal-abraham-ben-david.html. 1901.
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