The Sabbath weekends they usually spent with Lazarus and his sisters at Bethany. [129] In 1846, the Ottoman Governor-in-chief of Jerusalem (serasker), Kbrsl Mehmed Emin Pasha, waged a campaign to subdue rebellious sheiks in the Hebron area, and while doing so, allowed his troops to sack the town. Jesus' ministry on Earth was directed to the house of Israel (Matthew 15:24 NIV). [99], Hebron was visited by some important rabbis over the next two centuries, among them Nachmanides (1270) and Ishtori HaParchi (1322) who noted the old Jewish cemetery there. Due to his extortionate demands for cash from the local population, most of the Jewish population fled to Jerusalem. In 1976, Israel recovered the site which had been converted into an animal pen, and by 1989, a settler courtyard had been established there. The entire month of May was spent in doing personal work in these cities and among the people of the surrounding villages. [277] However, the 1993 Oslo Accords and 1994 Protocol on Economic Relations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) made it possible to mass import Chinese goods as the Palestinian National Authority, which was created after the Oslo Accords, did not regulate it. [276] Statistics from the Chamber of Commerce in Hebron put the figure at 40,000 people employed in 1,200 shoe businesses. [citation needed], In the 1980s Hebron, became the center of the Jewish Kach movement, a designated terrorist organization,[293] whose first operations started there, and provided a model for similar behaviour in other settlements. [234] The IDF has enforced settler demands against the flying of Palestinian flags on a Hebronite rooftop contiguous to settlements, though no rule forbids the practice. Website (859) 331-1507. . Following the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel occupied Hebron. [206][207] Around 120,000 Palestinians live in H1, while around 30,000 Palestinians along with around 700 Israelis remain under Israeli military control in H2. Dans le cadre de la clbration du 70me anniversaire de la Dclaration universelle des droits de l'homme, la Fondation Eduki, le Festival international du film et forum sur les droits humains (FIFDH), le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les droits de l'homme (HCDH) et le Service de l'Information de l'Office des Nations Unies Genve (UNIS) s'associent pour proposer . [94] Richard the Lionheart retook the city soon after. [111] In 1540, renowned kabbalist Malkiel Ashkenazi bought a courtyard from the small Karaite community, in which he established the Sephardic Abraham Avinu Synagogue. [29][30] Arabic Al-Khalil thus precisely translates the ancient Hebrew toponym ebron, understood as aber (friend). Jesus teaches believers to pray in His name; that is, to pray, in His authority, the type of prayer that He would pray: "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Simply snap the case onto your Galaxy S8 for instant protection and direct access to all of the phone's features! The Isaac Hall now serves as the Ibrahimi mosque, while the Abraham and Jacob Hall serve as a synagogue. [289] Two Temporary International Presence in Hebron observers were killed by Palestinian gunmen in a shooting attack on the road to Hebron[290][291][292] On March 27, 2001, a Palestinian sniper targeted and killed the Jewish baby Shalhevet Pass. [31], Archaeological excavations reveal traces of strong fortifications dated to the Early Bronze Age, covering some 2430 dunams centered around Tel Rumeida. The consistent message of the entire Bible is God's plan of redemption in Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah. Abraham, who lived there for a while, built an altar to God. [181] During this period, signs of the previous Jewish presence in Hebron were removed. The Persian traveller Nasir-i-Khusraw who visited Hebron in 1047 records in his Safarnama that, this Sanctuary has belonging to it very many villages that provide revenues for pious purposes. [75] Jerusalemite geographer al-Muqaddasi, writing in 985 described the town as follows: Habra (Hebron) is the village of Abraham al-Khalil (the Friend of God)Within it is a strong fortressbeing of enormous squared stones. Christian Church in Hebron - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2965 Hebron Park Drive. [92], The Kurdish Muslim Saladin retook Hebron in 1187 again with Jewish assistance according to one late tradition, in exchange for a letter of security allowing them to return to the city and build a synagogue there. [141] According to Nadav Shragai Arab-Jewish relations were good, and Alter Rivlin, who spoke Arabic and Syrian-Aramaic, was appointed Jewish representative to the city council. In this meta, settling Hebron is not only a right and duty, but is doing the world at large a favour, with the community's acts an example of the Jews of Hebron being "a light unto the nations" (Or la-Goyim)[218] and bringing about their redemption, even if this means breaching secular laws, expressed in religiously motivated violence towards Palestinians, who are widely viewed as "mendacious, vicious, self-centered, and impossible to trust". According to the arrangement, al-Dari and his descendants were only permitted to tax the residents for their land and the waqf of the Ibrahimi Mosque was entrusted to them. [284] This event was condemned by the Israeli Government, and the extreme right-wing Kach party was banned as a result. [283] Standing orders for Israeli soldiers on duty in Hebron disallowed them from firing on fellow Jews, even if they were shooting Arabs. God reveals it in miraculous and rich ways . After crushing all opposition, Kamil appointed Salama Amr, the brother and strong rival of Abd al Rachman, as nazir of the Hebron region. [163], The Cave of the Patriarchs continued to remain officially closed to non-Muslims, and reports that entry to the site had been relaxed in 1928 were denied by the Supreme Muslim Council. [275] The northern part of Upper Hebron includes some up-scale residential districts and also houses the Hebron University, private hospitals and the only two hotels in the city. The Oak of Sibta (Oak of Abraham) is an ancient tree which, in non-Jewish tradition,[310] is said to mark the place where Abraham pitched his tent. [145] At the World Fair of 1873 in Vienna, Hebron was represented with glass ornaments. Skip to content Return to Nav. Both countries appointed military governors in the town, hoping to gain recognition from Hebron officials. The Russian Orthodox Church owns the site and the nearby Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery, consecrated in 1925. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! [241], Historically, the city consisted of four densely populated quarters: the suq and Harat al-Masharqa adjacent to the Ibrahimi mosque, the silk merchant quarter (Haret Kheitun) to the south and the Sheikh quarter (Haret al-Sheikh) to the north. [233], The Avraham Avinu quarter was established next to the Vegetable and Wholesale Markets on Al-Shuhada Street in the south of the Old City. The Mihrab (or niche) and the Maksurah (or enclosed space for Friday prayers) stand in the width of the building (at the south end). [273] The Jordanians also demolished the old synagogue located in the el-Kazzazin quarter. There are very many mills here, worked by oxen and mules, that all day long grind the flour, and further, there are working girls who, during the whole day are baking bread. The school was turned into a settlement, and the bus station into a military base against an order of the Israeli Supreme Court. Choose from multiple sizes and hundreds of frame and mat options. [66][67], The city was part of the Byzantine Empire in Palaestina Prima province at the Diocese of the East. The Jewish presence itself was divided between the traditional Sephardi community, whose members spoke Arabic and adopted Arab dress, and the more recent influx of Ashkenazi Jews. Available in sizes S - XXL. [228] The shopkeepers appealed twice to the Israeli Supreme Court, without success. [221] [126] When the government of Ibrahim Pasha fell in 1841, the local clan leader Abd ar-Rahman Amr once again resumed the reins of power as the Sheik of Hebron. Following Israeli occupation, Jewish presence was reestablished at the city. Simply snap the case onto your Galaxy S8 for instant protection and direct access to all of the phone's features! [277], 90% of the shoes in Palestine are now estimated to come from China, which Palestinian industry workers say are of much lower quality but also much cheaper,[276] and the Chinese are more aesthetic. 20 octubre, 2017. Hebron is mentioned 87 times in the Bible and is the world's oldest Jewish community. [112] In 1659, Abraham Pereyra of Amsterdam founded the Hesed Le'Abraham yeshiva in Hebron, which attracted many students. The consequence was a steady decline in the local economy. [95], In 1244, the Khwarazmians destroyed the town, but left the sanctuary untouched. In 1773 or 1775, a substantial amount of money was extorted from the Jewish community, who paid up to avert a threatened catastrophe, after a false allegation was made accusing them of having murdered the son of a local sheikh and throwing his body into a cesspit. [221] After heavy lobbying by Levinger, the settlement gained the tacit support of Levi Eshkol and Yigal Allon, while it was opposed by Abba Eban and Pinhas Sapir. The area's original residents, who have protected tenancy rights there, were compelled to evacuate the zone after the Cave of the Patriarch's massacre. [230][226] The pattern of settlement followed by an outbreak of hostilities with local Palestinians was repeated later at Tel Rumeida. [221], The Abraham Avinu Synagogue was the physical and spiritual center of its neighborhood and regarded as one of the most beautiful synagogues in Palestine. The report also found the presence of any Israeli settlement in Hebron to violate international law. In 1998, the Government recognized it as a settlement, and in 2001 the Defence Minister approved the building of the first housing units. Prior to Israel taking control of the town, it had joined an alliance that fought God's people and lost (Joshua 9 - 10). They prayed in different synagogues, sent their children to different schools, lived in different quarters and did not intermarry. [154][155], The British occupied Hebron on 8 December 1917; governance transited to a mandate in 1920. It was the centre of Jewish worship in Hebron until it was burnt down during the 1929 riots. [53] It was in Hebron again that Absalom has himself declared king and then raises a revolt against his father David (2 Samuel 15:710). In 1901, a Yeshiva was established there with a dozen teachers and up to 60 students. By the first days of June the agitation against Jesus had so quieted down in Jerusalem that the Master and the apostles returned to instruct and comfort believers. Le sigue el ftbol (24,6%), la . Taxpayers consisted here of male heads of households who owned even a very small shop or piece of land. "[132], By 1850, the Jewish population consisted of 4560 Sephardic families, some 40 born in the town, and a 30-year-old Ashkenazic community of 50 families, mainly Polish and Russian,[133][134] the Lubavitch Hasidic movement having established a community in 1823. Dressed in Israeli military garb, he gunned down 29 Muslim Arabs who had come there to pray. [54], As is shown by the discovery at Lachish, the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem,[55] of seals with the inscription lmlk Hebron (to the king Hebron),[31] Hebron continued to constitute an important local economic centre, given its strategic position on the crossroads between the Dead Sea to the east, Jerusalem to the north, the Negev and Egypt to the south, and the Shepelah and the coastal plain to the west. The loaves are [about three pounds] and to every persons who arrives they give daily a loaf of bread, and a dish of lentils cooked in olive-oil, also some raisins.there are some days when as many as five hundred pilgrims arrive, to each of whom this hospitality is offered. Before his appointment, he had been a staunch opponent of Haj Amin, supported the Muslim National Associations and had good contacts with the Zionists. In the year 1113 during the reign of Baldwin II of Jerusalem, according to Ali of Herat (writing in 1173), a certain part over the cave of Abraham had given way, and "a number of Franks had made their entrance therein". [139][140] Hungarian Jews of the Karlin Hasidic court settled in another part of the city in 1866. At one of these villages is a spring, where water flows out from under a stone, but in no great abundance; and it is conducted by a channel, cut in the ground, to a place outside the town (of Hebron), where they have constructed a covered tank for collecting the waterThe Sanctuary (Mashad), stands on the southern border of the town.it is enclosed by four walls. Palestine, Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. [217], Post-1967 settlement was impelled by theological doctrines developed in the Mercaz HaRav Kook under both its founder Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, and his son Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook, according to which the Land of Israel is holy, the people, endowed with a divine spark, are holy, and that the messianic Age of Redemption has arrived, requiring that the Land and People be united in occupying the land and fulfilling the commandments. A small water conduit has been conducted to them. [275] Many of these have been relocated from the old commercial centre of the city, known as the vegetable market (hesbe), which was closed down by the Israeli military during the 1990s. Thomas A Idinopulos, Jerusalem, 1994, p. 300, "So severe were the Jordanian restrictions against Jews gaining access to the old city that visitors wishing to cross over from west Jerusalemhad to produce a baptismal certificate. [57], After the destruction of the First Temple, most of the Jewish inhabitants of Hebron were exiled, and according to the conventional view,[58] some researchers found traces of Edomite presence after the 5th4th centuries BCE, as the area became Achaemenid province,[59] and, in the wake of Alexander the Great's conquest, Hebron was throughout the Hellenistic period under the influence of Idumea (as the new area inhabited by the Edomites was called during the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods), as is attested by inscriptions for that period bearing names with the Edomite God Qs. [270] Urban sprawl had spread onto the surrounding hills by 1945. More insights from your Bible study - Get Started with Logos Bible Software for Free! [20] Following the Babylonian captivity, the Edomites settled in Hebron. The three wise men, along with their caravan, and angels gather around the child. [267] As development continued, new spacious and taller structures were built to the north-west. [287], Over the period of the First Intifada and Second Intifada, the Jewish community was subjected to attacks by Palestinian militants, especially during the periods of the intifadas; which saw 3 fatal stabbings and 9 fatal shootings in between the first and second Intifada (0.9% of all fatalities in Israel and the West Bank) and 17 fatal shootings (9 soldiers and 8 settlers) and 2 fatalities from a bombing during the second Intifada,[288] and thousands of rounds fired on it from the hills above the Abu-Sneina and Harat al-Sheikh neighbourhoods. [65] Josephus wrote that he "slew all he found there, young and old, and burnt down the town." You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it" ( John 14:13-14; see also 15:16; 16:23-24). [275], From the 1970s to the early 1990s, a third of those who lived in the city worked in the shoe industry. Among the victims were toddlers, women, yeshivah students and the elderlyincluding members of the Slonim family, who were well known by Muslims as well as Jews. [20] The 1948 ArabIsraeli War saw the entire West Bank, including Hebron, occupied and annexed by Jordan, and since the 1967 Six-Day War, the city has been under Israeli military occupation. At present time I do not know in all the realm of al-Islam any house of hospitality and charity more excellent than this one. What is the significance of Hebron in the Bible? [275], The main municipal and governmental buildings are located in the centre of the city. And, of course, they did not perceive that Jesus knew all about their doings. [117] Ali Bey who, under Muslim disguise, was one of the few Westerners to gain access, reported in 1807 that, all the sepulchres of the patriarchs are covered with rich carpets of green silk, magnificently embroidered with gold; those of the wives are red, embroidered in like manner. [160] During the late Ottoman period, a new ruling elite had emerged in Palestine. [312] Legend also tells that Noah planted his vineyard on Mount Hebron. No public preaching was done on this trip, only house-to-house visitation. All the Kings of the Arabs come here to repeat their prayers, but neither a Jew nor an Arab may enter the Cave itself, where the real graves of the Patriarchs are; the Arabs remain above, and let down burning torches into it through a window, for they keep a light always burning there. 142:8.3 This sojourn in the south of Judea was a restful and fruitful season of labor; many souls were added to the kingdom. Many of the Nazarite brotherhood became believers in Jesus, but the majority of these ascetic and eccentric men refused to accept him as a teacher sent from heaven because he did not teach fasting and other forms of self- denial. [21] The Hebron Protocol of 1997 divided the city into two sectors: H1, controlled by the Palestinian National Authority, and H2, roughly 20% of the city, including 35,000 Palestinians, under Israeli military administration. [72], Catholic bishop Arculf, who visited the Holy Land during the Umayyad period, described the city as unfortified and poor. [318][319], One Islamic tradition has it that Muhammad alighted in Hebron during his night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem, and the mosque in the city is said to conserve one of his shoes. 200 Jews and one Christian household were under 'European protections'. This may also reflect a Kenite element, since the nomadic Kenites are said to have long occupied the city,[37] and Heber is the name for a Kenite clan. [295] In August 2003, in what both Islamic groups described as a retaliation, a 29-year-old preacher from Hebron, Raed Abdel-Hamed Mesk, broke a unilateral Palestinian ceasefire by killing 23 and injured over 130 in a bus bombing in Jerusalem. [105] This became an immense charitable establishment near the Haram, distributing daily some 1,200 loaves of bread to travellers of all faiths. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1 El deporte ms practicado en Espaa es la gimnasia, siendo desarrollada por un 34,6% de practicantes deportivos segn la Encuesta de Hbitos Deportivos 2010 del CSD. The tombs of other biblical figures (Abner ben Ner, Otniel ben Kenaz, Ruth and Jesse) are also located in the city. [121] Early 19th-century travellers also noticed Hebron's flourishing agriculture. Tiberias itself became the site of over 12 . Some Jewish traditions regarding Adam place him in Hebron after his expulsion from Eden. [210], The Palestinian population in H2 has greatly declined because of the impact of Israeli security measures, including extended curfews, strict restrictions on movement,[211] and the closure of Palestinian commercial activities near settler areas, and also due to settler harassment. [123], An Arab peasants' revolt broke out in April 1834 when Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt announced he would recruit troops from the local Muslim population. Home Biblical Archaeology - Significant Discoveries from Ancient Empires. What are some exciting discoveries in biblical archaeology? I saw Jesus walking the dark streets of death, Spreading butterflies over the cold corpses, Calling for the sun to shine again To bury the dead with its light. Some 500 houses were built elsewhere on surrounding rural land. During the Mandate period, delegates from Hebron constituted only 1 per cent of the political leadership. He traveled a lot of places after his resurrection. While the Jewish leaders accepted the partition plan, the Arab leadership (the Arab Higher Committee in Palestine and the Arab League) rejected it, opposing any partition. Throughout this period of communion with his heavenly Father the indwelling Adjuster also completed the assigned services. This scene from the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel in Padua by the Italian artist Giotto shows Mary, Joseph and Jesus in the Bethlehem stable. Clashes with Palestinians in the settlement project have theological significance in the Jewish Hebron community: the frictions of war were, in Kook's view, conducive to the messianic process, and that Arabs will have to leave. [181], In 1971, with the assistance of the Israeli and Jordanian governments, the Hebron University, an Islamic university, was founded. Terra Sancta Arts, 1982. The Amir of Khurasanhas assigned to this charity one thousand dirhams yearly, al-Shar al-Adil bestowed on it a substantial bequest. Mary and Jesus in Hebron is a photograph by Munir Alawi which was uploaded on July 6th, 2011. Palestinian police would assume responsibilities in Area H1 and Israel would retain control in Area H2. They lived for the most part in tents, which they pitched in a shaded park, or garden, known in that day as Gethsemane. ", Armstrong, Karen, Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths, 1997, "Only clergy, diplomats, UN personnel, and a few privileged tourists were permitted to go from one side to the other. The Labor government's survival depended on the religious Zionism-associated National Religious Party and was, under pressure of this party, reluctant to evacuate the settlers. The city flourished in the 17th18th centuries BCE before being destroyed by fire, and was resettled in the late Middle Bronze Age. [157][158] During the 1920s, Abd al-ayy al-Khab was appointed Mufti of Hebron. [280][281], Since The Oslo Agreement, violent episodes have been recurrent in the city. There was less development to the south-east, where housing units extended along the valley for about 1 mile (1.5km). [208] The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) may not enter H1 unless under Palestinian escort. Although they want to arrest Jesus, they do not want to do so during the Passover festival. What is the meaning and significance of the Temple Mount. [232], In 1984, settlers established a caravan outpost there called (Ramat Yeshai). In an attempt to reach a land for peace deal, Yigal Allon proposed that Israel annex 45% of the West Bank and return the remainder to Jordan. How many times did Moses ascend Mount Sinai? "[148] Differing in architectural style from Nablus, whose wealthy merchants built handsome houses, Hebron's main characteristic was its semi-urban, semi-peasant dwellings. More than 50% of the shoes are exported to Israel, where consumers have a better economy. Building Information. The plots were administered by his descendant Haim Bajaio after Jews left Hebron. [314] During the Middle Ages, pilgrims and the inhabitants of Hebron would eat the red earth as a charm against misfortune. I saw him kissing the children on the cheeks leaving a paradisal scent over each spot From which blood and tears gush out. Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem flocked to Tiberias and Galilee and made it a base for reconstituting Judaism. The New Moody Atlas of the Bible by Barry Beitzel. Many structures were built during the period, especially Sufi zawiyas. The total population was estimated at 10,000. They always supposed the Master had been born at Nazareth, as did the vast majority of his disciples, but the twelve knew the facts. Islam did not view the town as significant before the 10th century, it being almost absent in Muslim literature of the period. Also in this area are villas and apartment complexes built on the krum, rural lands and vineyards, which used to function as recreation areas during the summer months until the early Jordanian period. When Sarah died, Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah from the men of Heth, and buried Sarah . [56] Lying along trading routes, it remained administratively and politically dependent on Jerusalem for this period. Copyright 2021-22 The Jesusonian Foundation. And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. [20] With the exception of a brief Crusader control, successive Muslim dynasties ruled Hebron from the 6th century CE until the Ottoman Empire's dissolution following World War I, when the city became part of British Mandatory Palestine. For years, members of the Ja'bari tribe were the mayors of Hebron. Jesus in Hebron Art Print by Munir Alawi. [174], At the beginning of the 1948 ArabIsraeli War, Egypt took control of Hebron. The world Jesus knew changed after the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by the Romans in 70 AD. Settlers' claims to this land are based on these precedents, but are dismissed by the rabbi's heir. [141] Hebron suffered from a severe drought during 186971 and food sold for ten times the normal value. If a Jew comes, however, and gives a special reward, the custodian of the cave opens unto him a gate of iron, which was constructed by our forefathers, and then he is able to descend below by means of steps, holding a lighted candle in his hand. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. But soon after his departure, feuding broke out and in 1241 the Templars mounted a damaging raid on what was, by now, Muslim Hebron, in violation of agreements. One Friday evening Nicodemus and one Joseph of Arimathea ventured out to see Jesus but turned back through fear even after they were standing before the entrance to the Master's tent. [159] Later, al-Khab became one of the few loyal followers of Haj Amin in Hebron. [citation needed]> Emissaries from the community were frequently sent overseas to solicit funds.[115][116]. Defence Minister Moshe Dayan ordered their evacuation but agreed to their relocation to the nearby military base on the eastern outskirts of Hebron which was to become the settlement Kiryat Arba. [187] For some, the capture of Hebron by Israel had unleashed a messianic fervor. In his writings he also mentioned camel caravans transporting firewood from Hebron to Jerusalem, which implies there was a presence of Arab nomads in the region at that time. The town was invested and, when its defences fell on 4 August, it was sacked by Ibrahim Pasha's army. [269] The large population increase under Jordanian rule resulted in about 1,800 new houses being built, most of them along the Hebron-Jerusalem highway, stretching northwards for over 3 miles (5km) at a depth of 600ft (200m) either way. This area includes high-rise concrete and glass developments and also some distinct Ottoman era one-storey family houses, adorned with arched entrances, decorative motifs and ironwork. According to the Bible, Abraham settled in Hebron and bought the Cave of the Patriarchs as a burial place for his wife Sarah. [60] Jews also appear to have lived there after the return from the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 11:25). Kamil and his army marched towards Hebron in July 1855, with representatives from the English, French and other Western consulates as witnesses. In 1997, in accordance with the Hebron Agreement, Israel withdrew from 80 per cent of Hebron which was handed over to the Palestinian Authority. Hebron has a particular role in the unfolding 'cosmic drama': traditions hold that Abraham purchased land there, that King David was its king, and the tomb of Abraham covers the entrance to the Garden of Eden, and was a site excavated by Adam, who is buried there with Eve. KJV, ASV, DARBY, YLT, AMP, LEB, HCSB, WEB, BBE, EMB, ISV, NET, WBS, NASB, KJ2000, more Verse Concepts Gen 23:2 Tools [144] The Jews were confined to the Quarter of the Corner Gate. A bishop was appointed to Hebron in 1168 and the new cathedral church of St Abraham was built in the southern part of the Haram. [61][62] The city appears to have long resisted Hasmonean dominance, however, and indeed as late as the First JewishRoman War was still considered Idumean. [73] Trade greatly expanded, in particular with Bedouins in the Negev (al-Naqab) and the population to the east of the Dead Sea (Bar L). [36] The Abrahamic traditions associated with Hebron are nomadic. [20] A massacre in 1929 and the Arab uprising of 193639 led to the emigration of the Jewish community from Hebron. [229] With this precedent, in February of the following year, the Government legitimized residency in the city of Hebron proper, allowing 50 armed families under military guard to dwell in a fortified structure in the heart of the Old City of Palestinian Hebron. Later, the biblical narrative has King David called by God to relocate to Hebron and reign from there for some seven years (2 Samuel 2:13). Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies 930 metres (3,050ft) above sea level. [223] The settlement was later expanded with the nearby outpost Givat Haavot, north of the Cave of the Patriarchs. [209] The Jewish settlement is widely considered to be illegal by the international community, although the Israeli government disputes this. [47], The Hebron of the Israelites was centered on what is now known as Tel Rumeida, while its ritual centre was located at Elonei Mamre. 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