See also:

• ISAAC (Hebrew for " he laughs," on explanatory references to the name, see ABRAHAM)

ISAAC See also:

• ISAAC ABRABANEL

ABRABANEL  , called also ABRAVANEL, ABARBANEL (1437-15o8), Jewish statesman, philosopher, theologian and commentator, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• LISBON (Lisboa)

Lisbon of an See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• FAMILY

family which claimed descent from the royal See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David . Like many of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews he See also:

• UNITED

united scholarly tastes with See also:

• POLITICAL

political ability, He held a high See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the favour of See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• ALPHONSO

Alphonso V., who entrusted him with .the management of important See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state affairs . On the See also:

• DEATH

death of Alphonso in 1481, his counsellors and favourites were harshly treated by his successor See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John, and See also:

• ABRABANEL, ISAAC

Abrabanel was compelled to flee to See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, where he held for eight years (1484 1492) the See also:

• POST

post of a See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of state under See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand and See also:

• ISABELLA (1451-15o4)
• ISABELLA, ISABEAU

Isabella . When the Jews were banished-from Spain in 1492, no exception was made in Abrabanel's favour . He afterwards resided at See also:

• NAPLES
• NAPLES (Ital. Napoli, and Lat. Neapolis)
• NAPLES, KINGDOM OF

Naples, See also:

• CORFU (anc. and mod. Gr. KEpKvpa or Kopiupa, Lat. Corcyra)

Corfu and See also:

• MONOPOLI

Monopoli, and in 1503 removed to See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice, where he held See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

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 See also:

• BUXTORF, or BUXTORFF, JOHANNES (1564-1629)
• BUXTORF, or BUXTORIT, JOHANNES (1599-1664)

Buxtorf . Abrabanel often quotes See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

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 See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical knowledge of state-See also:

• CRAFT (a word common to Teutonic languages for strength, or power; cf. Ger. Kraft)

craft to the elucidation of the books of See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel and See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

Kings .