1167-1169 CE
Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela also mentions urban Jewish communities in Akko, Tiberias, Caesarea, Jaffa, Ramla, Hebron, and Ashkelon.
In Ashkelon, he recorded 200 Orthodox Jews and 40 Karaites.
He also found rural communities in Gush Halav, Kfar Bar'am, Amka, Kfar Hannanya, Meron, Dalton, and Biriyya.
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Benjamin of Tudela also mentions urban Jewish communities in Acre, Tiberias, Caesarea, Jaffa, Ramla, Hebron, and Ashkelon. In Ashkelon, he recorded 200 Orthodox Jews and 40 Karaites.
He also found rural communities in Gush Halav, Kfar Bar'am, Amka, Kfar Hannanya, Meron, Dalton, and Biriyya.
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