Benedict Ben Moses of Lincoln

Born in a family of scholars, Benedict is considered as one of the prominent Anglo-Jewish halakhic scholars and exegete of his day. His moneylending activities in Lincoln could be traced in records from 1252. One of the famous blood libel, an accusation that Jews kill Christinan children and drain their blood for ritual purposes, which was a part of anti-Semitic propaganda occurred at Lincoln in 1255. It took place when a number of Jews from all over England came to Lincoln to celebrate the marriage of Benedict’s daughter Bellasset. Benedict was arrested and his properties confiscated. He is released on the intervention of Castilian ambassador and successfully restored his property.

In Hebrew Benedict was known as R. Berechiah of Nicole (Lincoln).