SABATHAI, LEVI

SABATHAI, LEVI
   a Jewish impostor, who gave himself out to be the Messiah and persuaded a number of Jews to forsake all and follow him; the sultan of Turkey forced him to confess the imposture, and he turned Mussulman to save his life (1625-1676).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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