Lectionary Calendar
Friday, April 4th, 2025
the Fourth Week of Lent
There are 16 days til Easter!
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Emden, Jacob Israel

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Embury, Philip
Next Entry
Emek
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

a Jewish writer of Germany, was born in 1696, and died at Altona in 1776. He is the author of numerous treatises, among which are, בית אל, a ritual for the whole year (Altonra, 1745, 4 parts, and often; latest ed. Lemberg, 1860): A Life of Jon. Eybenschftz, entitled, בית יהונתן (Altona, 1752):- מטפחת ספרים, The Wrapper of Books (ibid. 1763); a critique on the Sohar: צצים ופרחים On the Fundamental Doctrines of the Cabala (ibid. 1756): תורת הקנאות, A Collection of Accounts Referring to Sabbathai Zewi, his Pupils and Adherents (ibid. 1752; Lemberg, 1870). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 1:240 sq.; Gritz, Geschichte der Juden, 10:396 sq.; Ginsburg, The Kabbalah, page 141 sq.; Jost, Geschichte des Judenthums u.s. Sekten, 3:194, 252,308; Furst, Jacob Emden, in Literaturbl. des Orients, 1846, c. 442; also the art. EYBENSCHUTZ. (B.P.)

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Emden, Jacob Israel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​e/emden-jacob-israel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile