Abstract
This chapter presents how Don Isaac Abravanel (1437-1508), one of the greatest leaders and thinkers of Iberian Jewry in the period of the expulsion of 1492, understood the biblical figure of King Solomon in the immediate aftermath of 1492. To counter the power of the Catholic monarchs, who were responsible for expelling Don Isaac Abravanel and his coreligionists from the Iberian Peninsula, Don Isaac wrote a commentary on the books of Kings. This commentary extols the might of King Solomon. It dedicates half of Abravanel's commentary to a description and discussion of various aspects of King Solomon's kingdom. This chapter focuses on the idealization of King Solomon and its meaning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Oxford Handbook of the Books of Kings |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 431-445 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780197610404 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780197610374 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Jun 2024 |
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Keywords
- Ideal King
- Isaac Abravanel
- Jewish political philosophy
- Postexpulsion literature
- Sephardic literature
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities