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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…

Contributor:

Isaac ben Ḥayim ha-Kohen

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

First Half of the 16th Century

Subjects:

Travel, Exile, Christian-Jewish relations, Poverty, Torah study, (Auto)biography

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
Colophon: Pentateuch with Rashi and Other Commentaries
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From the day that God confused all the languages of the land [see Genesis 11:9], through the bitter and rapid exile of the expulsion from Spain, since then all good things have ended for us; our glory…

Contributor:

Abraham Ibn Ya‘ish

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1505/6

Subjects:

Bible, Torah study, Education, Punishment, Print, Speeches

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Speeches