Henry Jessey

Henry Jessey
Born
West Rowton
Died
London
OccupationsClergyman, Scholar
Years active1618 - 1663
Known forPhilosemitism
Notable workThe 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."

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