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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron Wikipedia]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron Wikipedia]

			*[http://www.bibleplaces.com/hebron.htm BiblePlaces.com]


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	Hebron was a Canaanite city. According to Jewish tradition, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived and were buried there (see [[Cave of the Patriarchs]]). For seven years, [[Hebron]] was then the first residence of King [[David]] and the capital of his kingdom, before he conquered [[Jerusalem]]. During the First Temple Period, [[Hebron]] remained part of the kingdom of Judah.		Hebron was a Canaanite city. According to Jewish tradition, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived and were buried there (see [[Cave of the Patriarchs]]). For seven years, [[Hebron]] was then the first residence of King [[David]] and the capital of his kingdom, before he conquered [[Jerusalem]]. During the First Temple Period, [[Hebron]] remained part of the kingdom of Judah.

	After the Babylonian exile, Hebron was known as an Idumean city. It was pillaged by [[Judas Maccabee]] and returned under Jewish rule with the [[Hasmoneans]] and the [[Herods]]. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].		After the Babylonian exile, Hebron was known as an Idumean city. It was pillaged by [[Judas Maccabee]] in 167 BCE and returned under Jewish rule with the [[Hasmoneans]] and the [[Herods]]. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].

	During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] ~~and then~~ retaken by the ~~Roman general~~ [[Cerialis]].		During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]]. The city was retaken by the Romans, along with [[Caphethra]] and [[Caphatabira]], when in the summer 69 [[Vespasian]] sent one of his military commanders, [[Cerialis]], to regain control of the region of [[Idumea]].

	A Byzantine city, Hebron was pillaged by the Persians in 614 CE and fell under Muslim rule in 638 CE.		A Roman and Byzantine city, Hebron was pillaged by the Persians in 614 CE and fell under Muslim rule in 638 CE.

	==Hebron in ancient sources==		==Hebron in ancient sources==

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	==Overview==		==Overview==

	Hebron was a Canaanite city before ~~being annexed into~~ the ~~Kingdom~~ of Judah.		Hebron was a Canaanite city. According to Jewish tradition, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob lived and were buried there (see [[Cave of the Patriarchs]]). For seven years, [[Hebron]] was then the first residence of King [[David]] and the capital of his kingdom, before he conquered [[Jerusalem]]. During the First Temple Period, [[Hebron]] remained part of the kingdom of Judah.

	After the Babylonian exile it was known as an Idumean city. It returned under Jewish rule ~~under~~ the Hasmoneans and the Herods. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].		After the Babylonian exile, Hebron was known as an Idumean city. It was pillaged by [[Judas Maccabee]] and returned under Jewish rule with the [[Hasmoneans]] and the [[Herods]]. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].

	During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] and then retaken by the Roman general [[Cerialis]].		During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] and then retaken by the Roman general [[Cerialis]].

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	After the Babylonian exile it was known as an Idumean city. It returned under Jewish rule under the Hasmoneans and the Herods. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].		After the Babylonian exile it was known as an Idumean city. It returned under Jewish rule under the Hasmoneans and the Herods. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].

	During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] and then retaken by the Roman general [[~~Cerealis~~]].		During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] and then retaken by the Roman general [[Cerialis]].

	A Byzantine city, Hebron was pillaged by the Persians in 614 CE and fell under Muslim rule in 638 CE.		A Byzantine city, Hebron was pillaged by the Persians in 614 CE and fell under Muslim rule in 638 CE.

	==Hebron in ancient sources==		==Hebron in ancient sources==

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'''Hebron''' (now in the West Bank) is an ancient city in the land of Israel, famous for containing the traditional burial site of the biblical Patriarchs.

==Overview==

Hebron was a Canaanite city before being annexed into the Kingdom of Judah.

After the Babylonian exile it was known as an Idumean city. It returned under Jewish rule under the Hasmoneans and the Herods. [[Herod the Great]] built the monumental wall which still surrounds the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]].

During the [[Jewish War]] Hebron was controlled by the [[Sicarii]] of [[Simon bar Giora]] and then retaken by the Roman general [[Cerealis]].

A Byzantine city, Hebron was pillaged by the Persians in 614 CE and fell under Muslim rule in 638 CE.

==Hebron in ancient sources==

*See [[Hebron (sources)]]

==Hebron in scholarship==

==Hebron in literature and the arts==

==References==

==External links==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebron Wikipedia]

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