IsaacAbravanel

 (Lisbon, Portugal)
born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1437, born into a wealthy and learned family in Portugal
Isaac Abravanel biography: 1437: Isaac Abravanel was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1437. Isaac was born into a wealthy and learned family in...

Abravanel

male
Lisbon, iberian peninsula, Medieval rabbi, Bible commentator, Abarbanel, Abrabanel…IsaacAbravanel, Judah Abravanel, isaac
The Abravanel family (also Abarbanel or Abrabanel) is one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish Iberian families; they trace their origin...

Moses Nagari

male
Jewish, maimonides, hebrew, Italian, philosopher, Jewish person…IsaacAbravanel
Moses Nagari or Moses ben Judah (in Hebrew, "Moshe ben Yehuda ha-Nagari" was a medieval Jewish philosopher and writer. According to Steinschneider,...

Juan Carrasco

male
Protestant, circumcised, marrano, convert to Judaism, apologist, leghorn…IsaacAbravanel
Juan Carrasco was an apologist, born in Madrid about 1670, of Marrano parentage. At first an Augustin friar at Burgos and an excellent preacher, he...