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Eldad ha-Dani
Ninth-century Jewish merchant and traveller · Historical Figures
Eldad ben Maḥli ha-Dani was a ninth-century Jewish merchant, traveller, and philologist. Though probably originally from South Arabia, he professed to be a citizen of an "independent Jewish state" in East Africa, inhabited by people claiming descent from the lost Tribes of Dan, Asher, Gad, and Naphtali.
Eldad ha-Dani is read about 46 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 3 September 2026
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Eldad visited Babylonia, Kairouan, and Iberia, where he spread his accounts of the Ten Lost Tribes and halakhot which he claimed he had brought from his native country.
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
