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Hebron Hills
The Hebron Hills, also known as Mount Hebron (, ), are a mountain ridge, geographic region, and geologic formation, constituting the southern part of the Judaean Mountains, Judean Mountains. The Hebron Hills are located in the southern West Bank. During the History of ancient Israel and Judah, Iron Age, the Hebron Hills were part of the Kingdom of Judah, which underwent a forced exile after being conquered by the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Babylonians. Subsequently, in the Hellenistic period, an Edom, Edomite population migrating to the area became dominant, leading to its being referred to as ''Idumaea''. The Edomites later converted to Judaism and assimilated into the Jewish population. Despite many settlements being destroyed or abandoned due to the brutal suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt, Bar Kokhva revolt, a Jewish presence persisted in the area. In the Late Roman and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine periods, the Hebron Hills were divided demographically into a Christian northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Bank
The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel (via the Green Line (Israel), Green Line) to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Israeli occupation, which has been Legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, regarded illegal under the law of the international community. The territory first emerged in the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War as a region occupied and subsequently Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, annexed by Jordan. Jordan ruled the territory until the 1967 Six-Day War, when it was occupied by Israel. Since then, Israeli Civil Administration, Israel has administered the West Bank (ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (, , or , , ) or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated north-east of Africa on the Arabian plate. At , comparable in size to India, the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the Arabian Peninsula comprises Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen, as well as southern Iraq and Jordan. The largest of these is Saudi Arabia. In the Roman era, the Sinai Peninsula was also considered a part of Arabia. The Arabian Peninsula formed as a result of the rifting of the Red Sea between 56 and 23 million years ago, and is bordered by the Red Sea to the west and south-west, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the north-east, the Levant and Mesopotamia to the north and the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean to the south-east. The peninsula plays a critical geopolitical role in the Arab world and globally due to its vast reserves of petroleum, oil and natural gas. Before the mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Karmil
al-Karmil () is a Palestinian village located twelve kilometers south of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank, within Area A under total Palestinian control.Gideon Levy and Alex Levac'Bitter waters: Settlers invade ancient pool under Palestinian control,'Haaretz 12 June 2015 According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 9,740 in 2017. The primary health care facilities for the village are designated by the Ministry of Health as level 2. History German biblical archaeologist, A. E. Mader (German article), who surveyed Palestine in 1911–1914, saw the strategic importance of historical Carmel in the fact that it's situated at the point where the main road crossing the hill country from north to south is splitting here, one road continuing towards Beersheba, and the other leading east to the southern end of the Dead Sea.Mader, Andreas Evaristus, 1918, pp178185. Good plan of the Crusader castle on top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Maon
Horvat Maon/H. Ma'onVlada Nikolsky (07/07/2010)"Horbat Ma‘on: Final Report" In '' HA-ESI'' Volume 122 (2010). Accessed 8 Feb 2024. (Hebrew for 'Ma'on Ruins'), Arabic: Khirbet Ma'in or Tell Máîn ( SWP map No. 25), i.e. 'Ma'in Ruins/ Tell of Ma'in', is an archaeological site in the Hebron Hills, West Bank, rising above sea level, where the remains of the ancient town of Ma'on () have been excavated. The town, now a ruin, is mentioned in the Book of Joshua and the Books of Samuel. It still had a Jewish population during the Roman and Byzantine periods, and a synagogue was discovered there. The site was ultimately abandoned around the time of the Muslim conquest. The site is located about southeast of Yatta. Immediately to the north lies the modern small Arab village of Ma'in. Etymology The Hebrew name is variously spelled as Horvat Ma'on, Horvat Maon, or Hurbat Ma'on. Tel Ma'on is sometimes also used. The Hebrew word ''ma'on'' means 'dwelling', 'habitation'. Horvat, hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe Of Judah
According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (, ''Shevet Yehudah'') was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah (son of Jacob), Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah was one of the tribes to take its place in Canaan, occupying its southern part. Jesse (biblical figure), Jesse and his sons, including King David, belonged to this tribe. The Tribe of Judah played a central role in the Deuteronomistic history, which encompasses the books of Book of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy through Books of Kings, II Kings. After the death of King Solomon, the Tribe of Judah, along with the Tribe of Tribe of Benjamin, Benjamin, the Tribe of Dan, and the Levites formed the Southern Kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem and Hebron as its capital. The kingdom lasted until its conquest by Babylon in BCE. The tribe's symbol was the lion, which was often represented in Jewish art. After the Babylonian captivity, the distinction between the Tribes was largely lost, but the term "Judah", via ''Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juttah
Juttah () was a biblical town in ancient Judah. According to the Hebrew Bible, the town was made a priestly city. It is identified with modern-day Yattah, which is located on a hill about 10 km south of Hebron on the West Bank, Palestine. Biblical relevance Hebrew Bible Juttah and its territorial periphery is listed as one of the 13 priestly, or Kohanic cities, part of the 48 Levitical cities, from the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Joshua ; ). Joshua places it in the neighborhood of Maon, Carmel, and Ziph. Christianity According to one tradition based on a verse from the Gospels ( Luke ), this was believed to have been the home of the parents of John the Baptist, Zechariah and Elizabeth, and therefore the birthplace of John the Baptist himself, prompting annual visits to Yatta by thousands of Greek Orthodox pilgrims at the end of the 19th century. In the 1920s, German cleric and biblical archaeologist, :de:Andreas Evaristus Mader, also supported this identific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adurim
Adoraim ( ''ʾĂḏōrayīm''), Adora () or Adurim was an ancient town in the Hebron Hills, southwest of Hebron. It is documented in several ancient sources, including the Bible, the Apocrypha, the Zenon Papyri, and the writings of Josephus. During the Iron Age, Adoraim was a part of the Kingdom of Judah. During the Second Temple period, it was inhabited by Edomites. Presently, Adoraim corresponds to the Palestinian city of Dura, which has preserved the ancient name. The nearby Israeli community settlement of Adora is named after the ancient city. Etymology In the Hebrew Bible, the city is referred to as ''Adoraim'' (2 Chron. 11.9). The city was called by Macabees ''Adora'' ( 1 Macc. 13.20).Berrett, 1996, p.196/ref> The same name was also often used by Josephus. A weak letter is usually lost in Hebrew to Arabic sound conversion, such as in the case of ''Adoraim'' to ''Dura''. A loss of a first feeble letter is not uncommon and the form of ''Dora'' could be found as early as in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmel (biblical Settlement)
Carmel was an ancient Israelites, Israelite town in Judea, lying about from Hebron, on the southeastern frontier of Mount Hebron.Amit (n.d.), pp. 226–228C. R. Conder, Conder & HH Kitchener, Kitcherner (1883), p312/ref> According to the Bible, Saul erected a victory monument in Carmel to memorialize his triumph over Amalek. The site is generally identified with the Arab village of al-Karmil. In the Hebrew Bible There are several references to Carmel in the Bible. Carmel is mentioned as a city of Judea, Judah in the Books of Samuel and also in . It is mentioned as the place where Saul erects a monument after the expedition against the Amalekites (). Carmel is mentioned in as the place of Nabal's possessions, who was the husband of Abigail. Beside the agricultural importance of the site, Carmel had also a strategic importance because of it containing the only reliable natural spring of water in the immediate area, which waters are collected in a man-made pool. Carmel, in rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma'on, Mount Hebron
Ma'on () is an Israeli settlement organized as a moshav shitufi in the West Bank. Located in the Judean Hills south of Hebron and north of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Har Hevron Regional Council. In , it had a population of . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this. Etymology The word 'Ma'on' in Hebrew means 'dwelling'. It refers to a biblical village said to stand on the borderlands of the desert, in the highlands of Judah, which is mentioned in Joshua , identified in modern times with '' Khirbet Ma'in'', about 3 km to the west.Jodi Magness''The Archaeology of the Early Islamic Settlement in Palestine'' Eisenbrauns, 2003 Vol.1 pp.96–97 Geography Ma'on is located in the southern Judean Hills at about 863 m above sea level. History The Arab village of Ma'in was a conical settlement on a hill, 1.25 kilometres south of Carmel, and 3 kilometres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Of Joshua
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian captivity, Babylonian exile. It tells of the campaigns of the Israelites in central, southern and northern Canaan, the destruction of their enemies, and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes, framed by two set-piece speeches, the first by God commanding the conquest of the land, and, at the end, the second by Joshua warning of the need for faithful observance of the Law (''torah'') revealed to Moses. The scholarly consensus is that the Book of Joshua is not a reliable historical account, with Archaeology, archaeological evidence contradicting its claims of a swift, violent conquest of Canaan. The earliest parts of the book are possibly chapters 2–11, the story of the conquest; these chapters were later incorporated into an early form of Joshua li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table (landform)
A tableland is an area containing elevated landforms characterized by a distinct, flat, nearly level, or gently undulating surface. They often exhibit steep, cliff-like edges, known as escarpments, that separate them from surrounding lowlands. Depending on either their size, other physical characteristics, or geographic location, the landforms comprising a tableland are individually referred to by a number of names including butte, mesa, plateau, potrero, tepui, or tuya. A homologous landform under the sea is called either a tablemount or guyot. Sedimentary tablelands Sedimentary tablelands are tablelands that typically have developed from the erosion of coarse-grained, clastic, sedimentary rocks in the form of relatively flat-lying sandstones and conglomerates that have not been strongly deformed by tectonics. The primary control on the geomorphology of sedimentary tablelands is the dip of the layers of the sandstones, conglomerates, and associated sedimentary strata. Sedim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halhul
Halhul (, transliteration: ''Ḥalḥūl'') is a Palestinian city located in the southern part of the West Bank, north of Hebron in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The town, bordered by Sa'ir and al-Shuyukh to the east, Beit Ummar and al-Arroub refugee camp to the north, and Kharas and Nuba westwards,'Halhul' ARIJ, 2000. is located 916 m above sea level, and is the highest inhabited place in Palestine. According to the , the city had a population of 27,031 inhabitants in 2017. History Antiquity The Arabic name conserves t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
