a Jewish rabbi, was born at Leeuwarden, Holland, January 4, 1804. His father having emigrated to England, young Isaacs received his education there. In 1839 he came to New York to take charge of the congregation Benai Jeshurun, then worshipping in Elm Street. In 1857 he commenced the publishing of the Jewish Messenger, which was intended to uphold conservative Judaism against the so-called reformed party. In 1877 Isaacs retired from his ministry of the Shaare Tefila congregation, with which he had been connected since 1845, and died May 19, 1878. He was highly respected, not only by his own coreligionists, but also by Christians. (B.P.)
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