R. Joel ibn Shuaib (15th century), rabbi and preacher in Spain. Ibn Shuaib lived in the region of Navarre, and he was in Tudela in 1485, and, apparently, in Saragossa shortly before the expulsion in 1492. He was considered an important preacher in his time, and his extant works revealed both an extensive rabbinic knowledge and broad general culture. Some of his works were published, but a number are known only from their mention in the other works. His weekly Sabbath sermons, Olat Shabbat, were published in Venice in 1577. Of his commentary to the Bible only that to a few books is known: Doresh Tov on the Pentateuch; on Isaiah; Ein Mishpat on Job; and Nora Tehillot (Salonika, 1569) on Psalms. Of his commentary to the five scrolls, only that on Lamentations (Salonika, 1521) has been published. The commentary to the Song of Songs, fragments of which were published with Abraham Tamakh's commentary to the Song of Songs (Sabionetta, 1558–59), has been wrongly ascribed to him. Its author was another member of the family, Joshua ibn Shuaib.Joel ibn Shuaib also compiled a commentary to Avot called Sekhel Tov. Those works, especially his Nora Tehillot, reveal his opposition to the Spanish Marranos whom he regarded as apostates. His sharp criticism of the Marranos apparently resulted in bringing many of them to return openly to the Jewish faith. His work also gives an interesting description of the organization of sacred societies for communal needs in the community of Saragossa.

R. Abraham b. Mordecai Galante (second half 16th century), kabbalist in Safed. He was the brother and a pupil of R. Moses b. Mordecai Galante and a disciple of R. Moses Cordovero. R. Galante, who was known as a distinguished and modest Hasid, received the title, "Ha-Kadosh" ("the saint"). He was the first to cite R. Joseph Caro's Maggid Meisharim. His works include: Yare'ah Yakar, a commentary on the Zohar (extant in manuscripts, to Exodus-Terumah 140:2). The work was abridged by R. Abraham Azulai, entitled Zohorei Hammah, and published in Venice (1655, and later in Piotrkow, 1881); Kinat Setarim, a kabbalistic commentary on Lamentations (publ. by R. I. Gershon in the work Kol Bokhim, Venice, 1589); Zekhut Avot, a kabbalistic commentary on the tractate Avot (in the work Beit Avot, Bilgoraj, 1911); and Minhagei Hasidut, published by S. Schechter (1908). R. H. J. D. Azulai relates that R. Galante built the court of Meron where the graves of R. Simeon b. Yohai and his son R. Eleazar are located.

מעבר לשער הקדמת ר' יצחק גרשון. כותב בין השאר: באתי במגלת ספר... שלוחה אלי מן...ידידי הרמ"ע... להדפיסו... וקראתי שמו בישראל קול בוכים... דף ב-ו: מגלת איכה מהזהר. נדפס לאחר מכן בתוך זהר חדש, שאלוניקי שנ"ז, עם הוספות. עי' להלן (פראג שפ"א). דף ז: הקדמת הגלאנטי. אמר אברהם בכ"ר מרדכי גאלאנטי איש רומי נ"ע... באתי לפר' המגלה הלזו על דרך הנסתר על פי ההקדמות שלמדונו הרשב"י ע"ה וחביריו בספ' הזוה' ובתיקוני' וכפי מה שקבלתי ממורי... ר' משה קורדואירו זלה"ה וכפי מה שראיתי בחבוריו... והשם הכולל... הוא ספר אור יקר... וקראתיה בשם קינת סתרים. דף קו: אמר מ"ע [מנחם עזריה] כתיב יחיו מתיך נבלתי יקומון >ישעיה כו יט<... [ביאור הכתוב]. יש טפסים עם שער שונה: קול נגידים... קול אלדים בפי שלשת האנשים... נשאו קול בוכים יחדו... ובהקדמת ר' יצחק גרשון: וקראתי שמו... קול נגידים, ושלשה שמות נקראו לו קול אלדים, קול נגידים וקול בוכים. פירושו של ר' יואל אבן שועיב נדפס תחילה בשאלוניקי רפ"א.