Alfez (Or Alfasi), Isaac Berabbi Jacob, a Jewish rabbi, was born near Fez in 1013. At the age of sixty-five he was obliged to retire to Cordova on account of a quarrel. He died at Lucena, Spain, in 1103. While at Cordova he composed a work on practical Jewish ceremonies (סֵפֶר הִהֲלָכוֹת, Book of the Halachoth), which the Jews highly esteem and popularly call "The Little Talmud." This work had a large number of editions, the first and most rare is that published at Constantinople in 1509. Sabioneta published another at Venice in 1552, more complete and more highly valued. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Furst, Biblioth. Jud. 1, 35 sq.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More