This letter must have been written at a time when Ascalon, Palestine, was in the hands of the Crusaders (1153–1187) and a Frank from Nablus could freely visit there. Three points are remarkable in this story:
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Goitein
In (your) name, O Merci(ful).
My lord, dear and noble brother, may God prolong your life, keep and preserve you and never deprive me of you.
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