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(1437–1508), Jewish statesman, philosopher, and theologian, born in Lisbon. He was a favorite of Alfonso V, king of Portugal, who made him his treasurer. Accused of conspiracy, he fled (1483) to Castile. He served (1484–92) as a minister under King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. When the Jews were banished from Spain in 1492, he moved on to Naples and Venice (1503), where he was employed in diplomatic service. His theological writings include Sources of Salvation (1496) and Salvation of His Anointed (1497). The name is also spelled Abravanel.
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ABRABANEL, Judah León,
ABRABANEL, Judah León,. also called Leo Hebreus (c. 1460–c. 1523), Jewish physician and philosopher, son of Isaac Abrabanel, born in Lisbon. Abrabanel is best known for his influential Philosophy . . .
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