Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
BENVENISTE, ABRAHAM — (1406–1454), court rabbi in Castile mentioned in crown documents dating from about 1430. The young king, John II, handed over the government of Castile to two noblemen, who appointed Benveniste, a native of Soria, to restore its shaky fiscal… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE — (also Bienveniste, Benvist, Abenbenist, etc.), personal name and surname of a widespread Sephardi family. The name originated in Spain and Provence and means welcome. It is first mentioned in documents from Barcelona in 1079. After the expulsion… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE (or Benvenist), ḤAYYIM BEN ISRAEL — (1603–1673), Sephardi rabbinic scholar and codifier. Benveniste studied in his native Constantinople mainly under Joseph b. Moses of Trani, and also under joseph samegah . In 1624, when he was only 21, he began to write his detailed commentary on … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE, IMMANUEL — (Manoel; Venice? c. 1608–Amsterdam c. 1660), Hebrew printer in Amsterdam. Benveniste s name appears in an entry in the Puiboken of that city, dated Feb. 10, 1640: Immanuel Benveniste of Venice, 32 years old, parents still living… Among the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE, JOSEPH BEN MOSES DE SEGOVIA — (second half of the 16th century), rabbi and author. Benveniste spent most of his life in Safed but died in Brusa, Turkey. His principal teacher was elisha gallico , but he also studied under isaac luria and samuel b. isaac de uceda . joseph… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
BENVENISTE, JOSHUA RAPHAEL BEN ISRAEL — (1590?–1665?), Turkish rabbi, physician, grammarian, and poet; brother of . Joshua was born in Constantinople and was a disciple of joseph b. moses trani and abraham alegre . He studied grammar under Isaac Uzziel, and medicine under Isaac Caro,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Abraham Amigo — (c. 1610 c. 1683) was a noted rabbi of Sepharadi descent. He lived in Palestine during the middle of the seventeenth century CE. Abraham was a contemporary of Moses ben Nissim Benveniste, the younger, author of the responsa, Sefer Pene Mosheh.… … Wikipedia
Benveniste (famille) — La famille Benveniste (hébreu : בנבניסטי) est une vieille famille juive riche et savante, originaire de Narbonne, mais dont les nombreuses branches se retrouvent au Moyen Âge à travers l Espagne et la Provence, ainsi qu en Orient. Au… … Wikipédia en Français
Abraham Senior — Para el personaje del siglo XVII que tomó este mismo nombre al convertirse al judaísmo, véase Diego Teixeira Sampayo … Wikipedia Español
BOTON, ḤIYYA ABRAHAM BEN AARON DI — (17th century), rabbi and Ereẓ Israel emissary. Ḥiyya di Boton was a grandson of abraham b. moses di boton , and apparently studied in Gallipoli under his uncle, meir di boton . In 1648 he was in Smyrna, where he was a member of the bet din of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
