Abraham Gabishon

Abraham ben Jacob Gabishon (Hebrew: אברהם גבישון; died 1605)[1] was an Algerian Jewish physician and scholar.

Biography

Gabishon was of Sephardic descent, tracing his family origins to Granada. He began practicing medicine in Algiers in 1574, where he acquired a large medical practice.

Gabishon was the author of a commentary on the Book of Proverbs titled ‘Omer ha-Shikḥah ("Sheaf of Forgetfulness"), in which he references Meiri and Levi ben Gershon.[1] Well versed in Arabic literature, Gabishon often cites Arabic proverbs which elucidate the biblical text. Appended to ‘Omer ha-Shikḥah are several didactic poems authored by Gabishon, accompanied by annotations written by his son, Jacob, and additional poems by his grandson, also named Abraham.

He died in Tlemcen in 1605.[2]

Publications

  • Gabishon, Abraham (1748). 'Omer ha-Shikḥah (in Hebrew). Livorno.[3]

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gottheil, Richard; Broydé, Isaac (1903). "Gabishon, Abraham ben Jacob". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 540.

  1. ^ a b Fuenn, Shmuel Yosef (1886). Knesset Yisrael: zikhronot le-toldot gedole Yisrael ha-nodaʻim la-shem be-toratam, be-ḥokhmatam, uve-maʻasehem [The Assembly of Israel: A Biographical Lexicon of the Great Persons of Israel Known for their Scholarship, Wisdom, and Deeds] (in Hebrew). Warsaw: Boymriter & Gonshor. pp. 16–17.
  2. ^ Steinschneider, Moritz (1852–60). "Abraham Gavison". Catalogus Librorum Hebræorum in Bibliotheca Bodleiana (in Latin). Berlin: A. Friedlaender. p. 690.
  3. ^ Zedner, Joseph (1867). Catalogue of the Hebrew Books in the Library of the British Museum. London: Wertheimer, Lea and Co.
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