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‘Ets ḥayim (Tree of Life)
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These are the generations of Isaac ben ḥayim ben Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac (Genesis 25:19) ben Joseph among the kohanim who trace their family back to Pinehas, son of Eliezer, son of Aaron the…

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Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

First Half of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Travel, Exile, Christian-Jewish relations, Poverty, Torah study

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Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
Ḥayat kaneh (Wild Beast of the Reed)
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A scion from Portugal by the name of Solomon Molkho sprouted forth from the trunk of Israel [see Isaiah 11:1] and spent his youth among the scribes of the king—where they had been scattered since the…

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Solomon Molkho

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Italy)

Date:

1531/32

Subjects:

Messianism, Christian-Jewish relations, Prophets

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing