The Abravanel family (Hebrew: אַבְּרַבַנְאֵל‎ ʾAbravanʾēl or אַבַּרבְּנְאֵל‎ ʾAbarbənʾēl), also spelled as Abarbanel, Abrabanel, Avravanel, Barbernell, or Barbanel – literally meaning Ab ("father") r...