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Sheloshah perushim (Three Commentaries) on the Song of Songs: Story of His Exile
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R. Isaac ben Abraham ben Judah ‘Akrish, may he rest in peace, from exile in Spain and Naples, said that he would not receive the proud waters [of baptism; see Psalms 124:5], and was driven out…

Contributor:

Isaac ‘Akrish

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

ca. 1575–1578

Subjects:

Exile, Prophets & prophecy, Travel, Scribal culture, Scholarship, (Auto)biography

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Firsthand accounts, (Auto)biography, Travel Writing
The Religion of Israel: From Its Beginnings to the Babylonian Exile
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If one examines the biblical account of the origins of Israelite monotheism and the story of its battle with and eventual triumph over paganism, he will discover a…

Contributor:

Yehezkel Kaufmann

Places:

Haifa, Mandate Palestine (Haifa, Israel)

Date:

1937

Subjects:

Exile, Scholarship, Oral Torah, Scribal culture, Temple

Categories:

Biblical commentary
Moreh nevukhe ha-zeman (Guide for the Perplexed of Our Time)
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According to the workings of the natural order there are three periods through which each primordial nation passes from the time it comes into being until it passes from the scene and perishes:
    The…

Contributor:

Nachman Krochmal

Places:

Tarnopol, Austrian Empire (Ternopil, Ukraine)

Date:

1800-1840

Subjects:

Life cycle, Rabbis, Exile, Scholarship

Categories:

Historical writing