Alting, Jacob
Alting, Jacob
a reformed theologian, son of the following, was born at Heidelberg, Dec. 27, 1618; made professor of Hebrew at Groningen 1667; died Aug. 20, 1679. He was an eminent Oriental scholar. His works are published under the title, Opera omnia theologica, analytica, exegetica, practica, problematica, et philologica, (Amst. 1687, 5 vols. fol.). They include, among other writings,
1. Historia Academicarum in Populo Hebraeorum:
2. Dissertatio maxime de Rebus Hebraeorum:
3. Commentaries on most of the Books of the Bible:
4. A Syro-Chaldaic Grammar:
5. A Treatise on Hebrew Points. Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, 2, 235.