McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Dominic Of Jerusalem

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Dominic Of Jerusalem


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a converted rabbi, was born in 1550. He was made doctor at Safet, in Galilee, where he lectured on the Talmud, and became physician to the sultan. In 1600 he was converted to Christianity at Rome, where he taught Hebrew. He translated the New Test. into Hebrew. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.