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Aaron Abiob (Hebrew: אהרן אביוב) (1535–1605) was a Turkish rabbi of Salonica. He was the author of Oil of Myrrh, in the Yiddish known as Shemen ha-Mor (ex ravvinorum Myrrhoe commentariis Oleum), and was commentary on the Book of Esther. He lived and flourished in Salonica about 1540' his work being first printed in 1601, and living for some time in Constantinople.

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.

See also

• History of the Jews in Thessaloniki

References

1. D. Rottenberg Finding our fathers: a guidebook to Jewish genealogy Retrieved 2011-09-16.
2. A. M. Hyamson A Dictionary of Universal Biography: Of All Ages and of All Peoples Retrieved 2011-09-16.
3. ^ Salonica. mcnbiografias.com. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
4. The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia Retrieved 2011-09-16.
5. Marc Eliany virtualpublications Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today Retrieved 2011-09-16.
6. Judaism 101 Retrieved 2011-09-16.

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Abiob, Aaron". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.

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