Abraham ben Joschijahu
Abraham ben Joschijahu ( Polish Abraham ben Joszijahu z Trok ; * 1636 in Trakai , † 1687 ) was a Jewish doctor and Karaean mystic , who was led by Johann III. Sobieski was appointed court doctor.
Life
Abraham was born in Trakai in 1636 to Joschijahu ben Judah ben Aaron . He devoted himself to studying science and medicine .
He wrote several writings in the Hebrew language , most of which have only survived in handwriting. Among the most important are the mystical Bejt Abraham and the medical writings Bejt ha-Ozar (1672) and Sefer Refuot . In addition, three of his liturgical poems can be found in a Karaite siddur that was printed in Vilnius .
literature
- Jakob Naphtali Hertz Simchoni, Golda Akhiezer: Abraham ben Josiah Troki . In: Encyclopedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. tape 1 . Detroit 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865929-9 , pp. 313 .
- Witold Ziembicki: Abraham ben Joszijahu z Trok . In: Polski Słownik Biograficzny . tape 1 . Krakow 1935, p. 8 .
Web links
- Rafał Żebrowski: Abraham ben Joszijahu Troki. In: Polski Słownik Judaistyczny. Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma, accessed March 24, 2016 (Polish).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abraham ben Joschijahu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abraham ben Joszijahu z Trok (Polish) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish doctor and Karaean mystic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1636 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trakai |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1687 |