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Machpela
, alternate_name = Tomb of the Patriarchs, Cave of Machpelah, Sanctuary of Abraham, Ibrahimi Mosque (Mosque of Abraham in Islam, Abraham) , image = Palestine Hebron Cave of the Patriarchs.jpg , alt = , caption = Southern view of the complex, 2009 , map_type = West Bank#Palestine , map_alt=Map showing the location of the Cave of the Patriarchs within the West Bank and the State of Palestine , map_size = 220 , location = Hebron (Palestinian Territories) , region = West Bank , coordinates = , type = Tomb, mosque, synagogue , part_of = , length = , width = , area = , height = , builder = , material = , built = , abandoned = , epochs = , cultures = Hebrews, Hebrew, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Ayyubid dynasty, Ayyubid, Crusades, Crusader, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman , dependency_of = , occupants =Abraham , event = , excavations = , archaeologists = , condition = , ownership = , public_access = , website = , notes = , image_s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebron
Hebron ( ar, الخليل or ; he, חֶבְרוֹן ) is a Palestinian. city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judaean Mountains, it lies above sea level. The second-largest city in the West Bank (after East Jerusalem), and the third-largest in the Palestinian territories (after East Jerusalem and Gaza), it has a population of over 215,000 Palestinians (2016), and seven hundred Jewish settlers concentrated on the outskirts of its Old City. It includes the Cave of the Patriarchs, which Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions all designate as the burial site of three key patriarchal/ matriarchal couples. The city is often considered one of the four holy cities in Judaism. as well as in Islam. Hebron is considered one of the oldest cities in the Levant. According to the Bible, Abraham settled in Hebron and bought the Cave of the Patriarchs as a burial place for his wife Sarah. Biblical tradition holds that the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
