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