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{{Short description|13th century Jewish rabbi who visited the Land of Israel}}

'''Samuel ben Samson''' (also '''Samuel ben Shimshon''') was a [[rabbi]] who lived in [[France]] and made a pilgrimage to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] in 1210, visiting a number of villages and cities there, including [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Jerusalem]].<ref name=Janinp113/> Amongst his companions were [[Jonathan ben David ha-Cohen]], and it is likely that ben Samson served as Rabbi Jonathan's secretary.<ref name=Janinp113>Janin, 2002, p. 113.</ref> Two other rabbis were travelling with Samuel ben Samson and Rabbi Jonathan and the four travelled as far east as [[Mosul]].<ref name=Sartonp514>Sarton, 1931, p. 514.</ref> According to [[George Sarton]], some 300 [[England|English]] and French Jews who were inspired by ben Samson's account went to Palestine to settle there in 1211.<ref name=Sartonp514/>

The first mention of [[Safad|Safed]] in Jewish history comes from ben Samson's 13th century writings, where he mentions the existence of a Jewish community of at least fifty members there.<ref name=Schechterp206>Schechter, 2003, p. 206.</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{citation|title=Jewish Travellers|first=Elkan Nathan|last=Adler|year=2004|page=107|publisher=RoutledgeCurzon |isbn=0-415-34466-2}}
*{{citation|title=Four Paths to Jerusalem: Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Secular Pilgrimages, 1000 BCE to 2001 CE|first1=Hunt|last1=Janin|publisher=McFarland|year=2002|isbn=978-0-7864-1264-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/fourpathstojerus0000jani}}
*{{citation|title=Introduction To The History Of Science Volume II From Rabbi Ben Ezra To Roger Bacon|authorlink=George Sarton|first1=George|last1=Sarton|publisher=The Williams & Wilkins Company|year=1931|url=https://archive.org/stream/introductiontoth013784mbp/introductiontoth013784mbp_djvu.txt}}
*{{citation|title=Studies in Judaism: Second Series (Jewish Studies Classics 3)|first=Solomon|last=Schechter|publisher=Gorgias Press LLC|year=2003|isbn= 978-1-59333-039-2}}
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