The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Benjamin of Tudela
1media/Map_of_Angelino_Dulcert_cropped.jpgmedia/Screen Shot 2019-05-22 at 10.41.43 AM.png2015-06-12T10:52:45-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f528110image_header2024-01-18T20:07:21-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fBorn in Navarre, Benjamin of Tudela (1130-74) was a Jewish merchant famous for a narrative of his travels to Europe, Asia, and Africa, which took place from 1159-1173. While little is known of Benjamin or his motivations to undertake such a journey, his 100-page travelogue became an influential piece of medieval travel lore and may have helped inspire the legend of Prester John. Read a biography of Benjamin at the Jewish Virtual Library.
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12016-03-27T11:49:17-07:00Ten Lost Tribes of Israel3plain2022-08-20T17:09:03-07:00The ten lost tribes of Israel denotes those sons of Jacob that left the Kingdom of Israel and is a curious addition to the Prester John Letterthat can likely be traced back to the author of the Letter's familiarity with theSefer Eldad.
The story of these lost tribes has long been a topic of messianic thought. During the Middle Ages, there were a number of hypotheses as to where these tribes were, when they would return, and what that return would mean for the world.
The attention to this prophecy in the Letter may help explain the early proliferation of Hebrew translations of the Letter.
In addition to a familiarity with the Sefer Eldad, the Letter's author seems to be influenced, in part, by the narrative of the Jewish traveler Benjamin of Tudela, whose mention of a text describing the alleged return of one of the tribes to Africa, may have helped inspire these details.
List of 12 Tribes of Israel, as given in the Old and New Testaments
