David ben Joseph Pardo was a 17th-century

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. He was born in Amsterdam. His father was Rabbi Joseph Pardo (c. 1624 – 1677), ''

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'' in London and author of "''Shulḥan Tahor''."

Personal life

He was married to Esther Abenatar.

Works

He edited his father's work "''Shulḥan Tahor''" and also translated the work into Spanish under the title of "''Compendio de Dinim''" (Amsterdam, 1689). The other works attributed to him by Julius Fürst ("''Bibliotheca Judaica''" iii. 67) were written by David ben Jacob Pardo.

References

17th-century Dutch rabbis 17th-century translators Dutch Sephardi Jews Hebrew–Spanish translators Rabbis from Amsterdam Place of death missing Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Netherlands-rabbi-stub