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I, David, son of King Solomon of blessed memory, from the Khibur Desert, arrived at the gate of the State of Rome on the fifteenth day of the month of First Adar in the year 5584 [1524]. A…

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David ha-Reuveni

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Rome, Papal States (Rome, Italy)

Date:

1520s

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Messianism, Christian-Jewish relations, Community, Cities, Prophets & prophecy

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography
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 & prophecy

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
Derashot (Sermons)
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And now I will reveal to you why we call the Sabbath before Passover “the Great Sabbath.” Know that the minister of Egypt is Aries [the ram], and Scorpio, which is with Aries, and its angel is Samael…

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Solomon Molkho

Places:

Kingdom of Italy (Italy)

Date:

First Quarter of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Sermons, Sabbath, Mysticism, Passover, Messianism

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography