Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663
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Name (Latin)
Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663
Other forms of name
H. J. (Henry Jessey), 1603-1663
Jessei, H. (Henry), 1603-1663
Jesse, Henry, 1603-1663
Iessey, H. (Henry), 1603-1663
Jacie, Henry, 1603-1663
Date of birth
1603
Date of death
1663
Place of birth
West Rowton, Yorkshire, England
Place of death
West Rowton, Yorkshire, England
Field of activity
Hebrew scholar
Associate group
Puritans. England
Jacobites
Occupation
Priests
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- His The scripture kalendar, 1660:t.p. (H.J.)
- UnM/Wing files(hdg.: Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663; usage: Henry Jessey; H.J.; Henry Jesse; H. Jessei; H. Iessey)
- Jessey, H. The exceeding riches of grace advanced by the spirit of grace ... 1647:pref. signed (Hen. Jesse, aliàs Jacie)
- "Henry Jessey or Jacie (West Rowton, Yorkshire, 1603-1663) was one of many English Dissenters. He was a founding member of the Puritan religious sect, the Jacobites. Jessey was considered a Hebrew and a rabbinical scholar" ( (Wikipedia, viewed 27.10.2015:) )
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Wikipedia description:
Henry Jessey or Jacie (1603 in West Rowton, Yorkshire – 1663) was one of many English Dissenters. He was a founding member of the Puritan religious sect, the Jacobites. Jessey was considered a Hebrew and a rabbinical scholar. His active philosemitism has led him to be described as "among Israel's greatest seventeenth-century benefactors."
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