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Abraham Mapu (Lithuanian: Abraomas Mapu; 1808 in Vilijampolė, Kaunas – 1867 in Königsberg, Prussia) was a Lithuanian novelist. He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement. His novels, with their lively plots encompassing heroism, adventure and romantic love in Biblical settings, contributed to the rise of the Zionist movement.^[1]

^ Patterson, David (2007), "Mapu, Abraham", Encyclopaedia Judaica, 13 (2nd ed.): 505–507, here p. 506, retrieved 2013-08-15, By fostering pride in the national past and focusing attention on the land of Israel, Mapu provided an emotional stimulus for generations of young readers. Indeed, the contribution of his novels to the rise of the Jewish national movement from which Zionism later emerged must be regarded as an important factor in modern Jewish history.