Henry Jessey | |
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| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, Scholar |
| Years active | 1618 - 1663 |
| Known for | Philosemitism |
| Notable work | The Glory of Iehudah and Israel and An Information Concerning the Present State of the Jewish Nation in Europe and Judea |
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."[1]
- ^ Katz, David S. (1989). Menasseh Ben Israel’s Christian Connection: Henry Jessey and the Jews p.137 in eds. Kaplan, Yosef; Popkin, Richard Henry; Mechoulan, Henry Menasseh Ben Israel and His World, BRILL, ISBN 9789004091146