Joseph Ben Israel

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Joseph Ben Israel (Gaspar Rodrigues Nunes)

Also Known As: "Gaspar Rodrigues Nunes"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Madeira, Portugal
Death: November 29, 1621
Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Immediate Family:

Husband of Antonia/Rachel Ben Israel
Father of Ester Sueiro Abarbanel (Ben Israel); Menasseh ben Yossef ben Israel and Ephraim Ben Israel Abarbanel

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About Joseph Ben Israel

A native of Lisbon, Gaspar Rodrigues Nunez escaped Portugal after appearing as a penitent in an *autoda-fé" and settled in 1613/14 in Amsterdam. He took the name Joseph ben Israel and called his two sons Ephraim and Menasseh. (Joseph after the biblical character and his sons Ephriam and Menasseh)

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Joseph Ben Israel's Timeline

1602
1602
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
1604
November 20, 1604
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
1621
November 29, 1621
Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
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Madeira, Portugal