Henry Jessey
Henry Jessey | |
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| Born | |
| Died | |
| 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 (1603 – 1663) was an English Puritan Nonconformist minister and scholar. 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."