Abraham ben Mordecai Galante
Male, Author
1480 – 1560
Who was Abraham ben Mordecai Galante?
Abraham ben Mordecai Galante was an Italian kabbalist born in Rome at the beginning of the 16th-century. Abraham, like his father Mordecai and his brother Moses of Safed, is represented by his contemporaries as a man of high character who led a holy life. Being wealthy, he erected a splendid mausoleum over the tomb of Simon ben Yoḥai at Meron, which is still admired.
He was the author of the following works:
Ḳin'at Setarim, a commentary on Lamentations, based upon the Zohar, edited by his son Samuel in the collection Ḳol Bokim
Yeraḥ Yakar, a commentary on the Zohar, the first part of which was abbreviated by Abraham Azulai and included in his Zohore Ḥammah
Zekut Abot, a commentary on the Sayings of the Fathers, mentioned by Hananiah of Monselice in his commentary on the Pirḳe Shirah. Galante was also the author of halakic decisions, which are still extant in manuscript.
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