(The cave in Hebron with the tombs of the patriarchs)

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• Cave of the Patriarchs — Southern view of the enclosure …   Wikipedia

• Hebron — • An ancient royal city of Chanaan, famous in biblical history, especially at the time of the patriarchs and under David Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hebron     Hebron      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hebron — Infobox Palestinian Authority muni name=Hebron imgsize=250 caption=Downtown Hebron hebname=חֶבְרוֹן arname=الخليل meaning= founded= type=muna typefrom=1997 altOffSp=Al Khalīl altUnoSp=Al Ḫalīl governorate=hb latd=31|latm=32|lats=00|latNS=N… …   Wikipedia

• TOMBS AND TOMBSTONES — Regular burial of the dead in tombs was customary even in prehistoric times as a manifestation of the beginnings of religious ritual, both among nomads and among settled peoples. In the Neolithic period, deceased tribal heads were regarded as… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Hebron — /hee breuhn/, n. an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967 97; since 1997 under Palestinian self rule. 38,348. Arabic, El Khalil. * * * Arabic Al Khalīl City (pop., 1997 est.: 119,401) in the West Bank territory …   Universalium

• MACHPELAH, CAVE OF — (Heb. מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה). The word Machpelah, which in the Bible always appears with a definite article, is variously the name of a cave (Gen. 23:9, 19; 25:9); a field, the cave which is in the field of Machpelah (Gen. 49:30); and a place,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tomb of Lazarus (al-Eizariya) — The Tomb of Lazarus at al Eizariya The reputed tomb of Lazarus in al Eizariya Basic information Location …   Wikipedia

• Machpelah — • The burial place in the vicinity of ancient Hebron which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hethite for the interment of Sara (Gen., xxiii, 9, 17) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Machpelah     Machpelah …   Catholic encyclopedia

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• DAVID — (Heb. דָּוִד), youngest son of Jesse of the Ephrathite family that lived in Beth Lehem in Judah (I Sam. 16:1; 20:27–28; I Chron. 2:13–15; cf. Micah 5:1). In the Bible SOURCES I Samuel 16–II Kings 2 is our main source for David, supplemented by I… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism