Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent, David A. Michelson and Nathan P. Gibson, (eds.), "Jacob of Edessa — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ " in last modified December 9, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/113 Jacob of Edessa Yaʿqub of Edessa Mar Jacob of Edessa مار يعقوب الرهاوي ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܳܪܝ ܝܰܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܳܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ ܐܘܼܪܗܵܝܵܐ Jacob of Edessa Yaqub of Edessa Ya‘qub of Edessa Jacques d’Édesse JACQUES D'EDESSE Jacob of Edessa Jaʿqôb(h) von Edessa Jacobus Edessae http://syriaca.org/person/113 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/SRP|person_113 http://viaf.org/viaf/50027842 http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83-171509 http://worldcat.org/identities/np-jacob of edessa$677 710 or 708 http://viaf.org/viaf/71466781 http://viaf.org/viaf/173256905 http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=J&sK=Jacob of Edessa&sT=keywords 223 Bp. of Edessa (ca. 684–9, 708) and scholar. In hagiography: Jacob of Edessa was commemorated as one of the greatest Syrian orthodox scholars and biblical commentators. He joined the monastery of Qenneshre, and he studied in Alexandria and Edessa. After he became Bishop of Edessa, he retired with two students to teach Greek at the convent of Eusebona, and then he wrote commentaries on scripture. He died at the monastery of Tell ʿAda. ca. 630 ʿAyn Dābā 708 Tell ʿAda male Bishop of Edessa Syriac Orthodox Author Saint A. G. Salvesen Yaʿqub of Edessa The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 432-433 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 109 334 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 291 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 317 ܟܬ̣ܵܒ̣ܵܐ ܕܡܸܬ̣ܩܪܸܐ ܡܪܓܢܝܬ̣ܐ ܕܥܲܠ ܫܪܵܪܵܐ ܕܲܟ̣ܪܸܣܛܝܵܢܘܼܬ̣ܵܐ 80 Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana III 229 A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Jacob of Edessa Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 559 567 568 570 571 673 1115 Saints Syriaques JACQUES D'EDESSE 223 Barsaum Lu'lu '2 363-82 J. Habbi BSO I 1019-20 Baumstark, Geschichte der syrischen Literatur mit Ausschluß der christlich-palästinensischen Texte 248-256 Ortiz de Urbina, Patrologia Syriaca 129 De scriptoribus Syris orthodoxis Bibliotheca orientalis Clementino-Vaticana 468-94 Chabot, Littérature syriaque 84-88 Brock, A brief outline of Syriac literature 49-50 Not the same as Deacon Yaʿqub of Edessa. This author has an unspecified connection to places.