Aaron Abiob (Hebrew: אהרן אביוב) (1535–1605) was Turkish[1]rabbi[2] of Salonica.[3] He was the author of Oil of Myrrh, in the Yiddish known as Shemen ha-Mor (ex ravvinorum Myrrhoe commentariis Oleum[3]), and was commentary on the Book of Esther. He lived and flourished in Salonica about 1540' his work being first printed in 1601,[4] and living for some time in Constantinople.[5]
Aaron Abiob | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1535 |
Died | 1605 (aged 69–70) |
Religion | Judaism |
The name Aaron was given to the brother of Moses a person documented within the Torah, this biblical Aaron was the founder of the priesthood.[6]