German rabbi and Biblical scholar; born at Breslau Sept. 8, 1862; educated at the gymnasium, the university, and the theological seminary of his native town (Ph.D. 1889). Since 1891 Jacob has been rabbi at Göttingen.
Among his writings may be especially mentioned: "Das Buch Esther bei den LXX." Giessen, 1890; "Unsere Bibel in Wissenschaft und Unterricht," Berlin, 1898. He also edited "Predigten, Betrachtungen und Gebete von Dr. Benjamin Rippner," ib. 1901; and has made many contributions to Stade's "Zeitschrift."
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The contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
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