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Healing water

URI https://medievalmideast.org/practice/874

water viewed to have medical properties

Names

  • Hebrew: מי רפואות = MY RPWʾWT 1

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907

Sources

  • 1Healing water: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 101 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Liran Yadgar, “Healing water” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/practice/874.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; abstract; and matching, Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Liran Yadgar: Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
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