Isaac Aboab I

Not to be confused with Isaac Aboab da Fonseca or Isaac Aboab of Castile.
For other people named Isaac Aboab, see Isaac Aboab (disambiguation).
Isaac Aboab I
Front page of Menorat ha-Maor, Amsterdam, 1721
Personal life
BornIsaac Aboab
Aragon
Died
Toledo, Spain
ChildrenAbraham Aboab II
Parent
DynastyAboab
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
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 (Hebrew: מנורת המאור), 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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