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John Lightfoot was born in 1602, the son of a rector. He was educated
at Christ's College, Cambridge. His great love was studying the Hebrew
language and Hebrew antiquities. He held several pastorates, accepting
one for the main reason that it would give him access to the Hebrew
treasures at Sion College in London. In 1643 he was appointed to be one of
the members of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, and took active
part in the debates. He kept a record of the minutes, which are most
helpful in any study of the proceedings of that important body of men.
Ordained as a presbyterian, he bowed to the Act of Uniformity in 1662, and
then was quite loose in his adherence to its demands. He died in 1675,
leaving behind a large body of work, much of it in Latin. His works were
reprinted in 13 volumes in the 19th century, but only the final volume
on the proceedings of the Westminster Assembly has been reprinted in
this century. Most of his work is devoted to commentary on New Testament
books based upon his knowledge of the Talmud and other Hebrew
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