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Isaac Aboab I
Front page of Menorat ha-Maor, Amsterdam, 1721
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Born
Isaac Aboab

Aragon
Died
Toledo, Spain
ReligionJudaism
ChildrenAbraham Aboab II
Parent
  • Abraham Aboab (father)
Main workMenorat ha-Maor
DynastyAboab

Rabbi Isaac ben Abraham Aboab (Hebrew: רבי יצחק בן אברהם אבוהב; fl. 1300) also known by his magnum opus, Menorat ha-Maor, was an early 14th century Spanish Talmudic scholar and Kabbalist. He is known for his intellectual approach to rabbinic literature, which he juxtaposed with contemporary Spanish Kabbalah.

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