Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela · Historical & Religious Figures
Medieval traveler and geographer whose itinerary documented Jewish communities across the known world
Tudela, Kingdom of Navarre (Spain) — 1173
Tudela, Spain · Mediterranean · Middle East
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Benjamin of Tudela was a medieval Jewish traveler who journeyed from Spain across the Mediterranean, the Byzantine world, the Levant and Mesopotamia in the 1160s–1170s. His Hebrew itinerary, the 'Sefer Masa'ot' (Book of Travels), recorded the size, leaders and conditions of Jewish communities along the route and remains a key source for medieval geography and Jewish history. He was Jewish.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Medieval traveler and geographer whose itinerary documented Jewish communities across the known world
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
