TABLE OF CONTENTS

Map showing Benjamin’s route .... to face title page

INTRODUCTION

PAGES

I. Islam in the Middle Ages.vii

II. The Object of Benjamin’s Journey.xii

III. Bibliography.xiii

THE ITINERARY

Translation of Hebrew Introduction. I

EUROPE.

Saragossa, Barcelona, Narbonne. 2

Beziers, Montpellier, Lunel. 3

Posquieres, Bourg de St. Gilles, Arles, Marseilles ... 4

Genoa, Pisa, Lucca. 5

Rome. 5 “7

Naples, Sorrento, Salerno. 8

Amalfi, Benevento, Melfi, Ascoli, Trani, Taranto, Brindisi . 9

Corfu, Arta, Patras, Lepanto, Crissa, Corinth, Thebes . . 10

Wallachia, Armylo, Yissena, Salonica, Abydos . . . 11

Constantinople.n-14

Rhaedestus, Gallipoli, Chios, Samos, Rhodes . . . . 14

ASIA.

Cyprus, Curicus, Malmistras, Antioch.15

Antioch, Ladikiya, Gebela, the Hashishim . . . . 16

Kadmus, Tarabulus (Tripolis), Gubail (Byblus) . . . 17

Beirut, Sidon, the Druses, Tyre.18

Acre, Haifa, Carmel.19

Caesarea, Ludd, Samaria, Nablous.20

The Samaritans.20-1

Jerusalem.22-5

Bethlehem, Hebron.25-6

Beit Jibrin, Shiloh, Ramah.26

Gibeah, Nob, Ramleh, Jaffa.27

Askelon, Jezreel, Sepphoris, Tiberias.28

Meron, Kedesh Naphtali, Banias.29

Damascus.29-30

Galid, Salchah. 30

Baalbec, Tadmor, Emesa, Hamath.31