See also:

• HEBRON (mod. Khulzl er-Rahman, i.e. " the friend of the Merciful One "—an allusion to Abraham)

HEBRON (mod. Khulzl er-Rahman, i.e. " the friend of the Merciful One "—an allusion to See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham)  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• PALESTINE

Palestine some 20 M . S. by S.W. of See also:

• JERUSALEM (Heb. ^S0-r, Yerushalaim, pronounced as a dual)
• JERUSALEM, SYNOD OF (1672)

Jerusalem . The city, which lies 3040 ft. above the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea, is of extreme antiquity (see Nuni. xiii . 22,and See also:

• JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

Josephus, See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, iv . 9, 7) and until taken by the Calebites (Josh. xv . 13) See also:

• BORE

bore the name Kirjath-Arba . Biblical traditions connect it closely with the See also:

• PATRIARCH (M.E. and O. Fr. patriarche, Lat. patriarcha, Gr. aarpuipxtis, from srarptu., clan, and apxil, rule)

patriarch See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham and make it a " city of See also:

• REFUGE

refuge." The See also:

• TOWN

town figures prominently under See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David as the headquarters of his See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• RULE

rule, the See also:

• SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of See also:

• ABNER (Hebrew for "father of [or is a] light ")

Abner's See also:

• MURDER

murder and the centre of See also:

• ABSALOM (Hebrew for " father of [or is] peace ")

Absalom's See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion . In later days the Edomites held it for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, but Judas Maccabaeus recovered it . It was destroyed in the See also:

• GREAT

great war under See also:

• VESPASIAN

Vespasian . In A.D . 1167 See also:

• HEBRON (mod. Khulzl er-Rahman, i.e. " the friend of the Merciful One "—an allusion to Abraham)

Hebron became the see of a Latin See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop, and it was taken in 1187 by See also:

• SALADIN (Arab. Sala-ud-din, " Honouring the Faith ") (1138—1193)

Saladin . In 1834 it joined the rebellion against See also:

• IBRAHIM

Ibrahim See also:

• PASHA

Pasha, who took the town and pillaged it .

See also:

• MODERN

Modern Hebron rises on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east slope of a shallow valley—a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long narrow town of See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone houses, the See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

• ROOFS

roofs having small stone domes . The See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• QUARTER (through Fr. from Lat. quartarius, fourth part)

quarter is about 700 yds. long, and two smaller See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups of houses exist See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north and See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south of this . The See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

hill behind is terraced, and luxuriant vineyards and See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit plantations surround the See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, which is well watered on the north by three See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal springs, including the Well Sirah, now `See also:

• AIN

Ain Sara (2 Sam. iii . 26) . Three conspicuous minarets rise, two from the Haram, the other in the north quarter . The See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population (1o,000 ) includes Moslems and about 500 See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews . The See also:

• BEDOUINS (Ahl Bedu, " dwellers in the open land," or Ahl el beit, " people of the tent," as they call themselves)

Bedouins bring See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool and See also:

• CAMEL (from the Arabic Djemal or the Heb. Gamal)

camel's See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair to the See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market; and See also:

• GLASS
• GLASS (O.E. glees, cf. Ger. Glas, perhaps derived from an old Teutonic root gla-, a variant of glo-, having the general sense of shining, cf. " glare," " glow ")
• GLASS, STAINED

glass bracelets, lamps and See also:

• LEATHER (a word which appears in all Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Leder, Dutch leer or leder, Swed. leder, and in such Celtic forms as Welsh llader)
• LEATHER, ARTIFICIAL

leather See also:

• WATER

water-skins are manufactured in the town . The most conspicuous See also:

• BUILDING

building is the Haram built over the supposed site of the See also:

• CAVE (Lat. cavea, from caves, hollow)
• CAVE, EDWARD (1691–1754)
• CAVE, WILLIAM (1637–1713)

cave of Machpelah . It is an enclosure measuring 112 ft. east and See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west by 198 north and south, surrounded with high rampart walls of See also:

• MASONRY

masonry similiar in See also:

• SIZE

size and dressing to that of the Jerusalem Haram walls . These ramparts are ascribed by architectural authorities to the Herodian See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period . The interior See also:

• AREA

area is partly occupied by a 12th-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• GOTHIC

Gothic See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, and contains six modern cenotaphs of Abraham, See also:

• ISAAC (Hebrew for " he laughs," on explanatory references to the name, see ABRAHAM)

Isaac, See also:

• JACOB
• JACOB, JOHN (1812-1858)

Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah . The cave beneath the See also:

• PLATFORM (Fr. plateforme, i.e. ground plan)

platform has probably not been entered for at least 600 years .

The numerous traditional sites now shown See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round Hebron are traceable generally to See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval legendary See also:

• TOPOGRAPHY
• TOPOGRAPHY (Gr. Toros, place, -partied', to write)

topography; they include the See also:

• OAK (O. Eng., (lc)

Oak of Mamre (Gen. xiii . 18 R.V.) which has at various times been shown in different positions from to 2 M. from the town . There are a See also:

• BRITISH

British medical See also:

• MISSION

mission, a See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant mission with church and See also:

• SCHOOLS

schools, and, near Abraham's Oak, a See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian mission . Since 188o several notices of the Haram, within which are the tombs of the Patriarchs, have appeared . See C . R . See also:

• CONDER, CHARLES (1868—1909)

Conder, See also:

• PAL, KRISTO DAS (1839–1884)

Pal . Exp . Fund, See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs, iii . 333, &C.; Riant, Archives de l'orient latin, ii . 411, &c.; See also:

• DALTON
• DALTON, JOHN (1766-1844)

Dalton and See also:

• CHAPLIN, HENRY (1841– )

Chaplin, P.E.F . Quarterly Statement (1897); See also:

• GOLDZIHER, IGNAZ (1850– )

Goldziher, " Das Patriarchengrab in Hebron," in Zeitschrift d .

Dn . Pal . Vereins, xvii . (R . A . S . M.) HECATAEUS OF See also:

• ABDERA

ABDERA (or of Teos), See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek historian and Sceptic philosopher, flourished in the 4th century B.C . He accompanied See also:

• PTOLEMY (CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS)

Ptolemy I . See also:

• SOTER

Soter in an expedition to See also:

• SYRIA

Syria, and sailed up the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile with him as far as See also:

• THEBES (anciently &Oat, Thebae, or in poetry sometimes Oif3a, in modern Greek Phiva, or, according to the corrected pronunciation, Thivae)
• THEBES (e 3a1)
• THEBES, ROMANCE OF

Thebes (See also:

• DIOGENES

Diogenes Laertius ix . 61) . The result of his travels was set down by him in two See also:

• WORKS

works—Aiyorrcath and Hew; 'T1rep/3opwv, which were used by Diodorus Siculus . According to Suidas, he also wrote a See also:

• TREATISE

treatise on the See also:

• POETRY

poetry of See also:

• HESIOD

Hesiod and See also:

• HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

Homer .

Regarding his authorship of a See also:

• WORK

work on the Jews (utilized by Josephus in Contra Apionem), it is conjectured that portions of the Aiyulrreata were revised by a Hellenistic See also:

• JEW, THE WANDERING

Jew from his point of view and published as a See also:

• SPECIAL

special work . Fragments in C . W . Mailer's Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum .