According to Jewish sources, Benjamin of Tiberias was a man of immense wealth, who enlisted and armed many soldiers during the Jewish revolt against Heraclius in the 7th century Palaestina province of the Byzantine Empire.

Benjamin takes a place as one of the leaders of the revolt, actively participating in the Persian siege and capture of Jerusalem in 614 and playing a major role in managing the newly established autonomous Jewish community within the Sassanid Empire.

However, the autonomy period is brief, and the Jews surrender to Heraclius, who enters Jerusalem in 628.

Despite the surrender, the next year a major massacre by Byzantines and Ghassanids devastates the Jewish communities of Galilee and Jerusalem.

The fate of Benjamin is not known for certain.