Hebron
Palestinian city, contested
Hebron is an ancient city in the southern West Bank, one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.
It holds deep religious significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims as the site of the Cave of the Patriarchs, traditional burial place of Abraham and other biblical figures.
The city remains a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with a small Jewish settlement amid a Palestinian population.
First Hebrew patriarch
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- SarahFemale name, Hebrew origin
- IsaacHebrew patriarch name
- JacobMale given name
Canaan · David · Judea · Israelites · covenant · Genesis · burial · Hittites
One's regular paid work
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- PalestiniansPeople from historic lands
- IsraelisCitizens of a Levantine nation
- checkpointsInspection stations along routes
H2 · division · intifada · military · tension · curfew · clashes · restrictions
Religious journey to shrine
- shrineSacred devotional place
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
prayer · worship · devotion · sanctity · faith · reverence · consecrated
North African citadel
- souksArab open-air markets
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- potteryFired clay objects
- marketsTrade gathering places
residents · municipality · streets · quarters · neighborhood · commerce · craftsmen
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- potteryFired clay objects
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
Canaanite · stratigraphy · antiquity · necropolis · discoveries
Abraham
First Hebrew patriarch
- patriarchsMale ancestral leaders
- SarahFemale name, Hebrew origin
- IsaacHebrew patriarch name
Jacob · Canaan · David · Judea · Israelites · covenant · Genesis · burial · Hittites · Esau
occupation
One's regular paid work
- settlementsEstablished communities or agreements
- PalestiniansPeople from historic lands
- IsraelisCitizens of a Levantine nation
checkpoints · H2 · division · intifada · military · tension · curfew · clashes · restrictions · security
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- shrineSacred devotional place
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
sanctuary · prayer · worship · devotion · sanctity · faith · reverence · consecrated
kasbah
North African citadel
- souksArab open-air markets
- glassblowingCrafting molten silica by inflation
- potteryFired clay objects
markets · residents · municipality · streets · quarters · neighborhood · commerce · craftsmen
excavation
Act of unearthing
fortifications · Canaanite · stratigraphy · antiquity · necropolis · discoveries
- Ohio VillagesGranville, Hudson, Glendale, Fairfax, Lakeside
- Palestinian PlacesRamallah, Bethlehem, Jericho, Gaza, Gaza City
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Ancient IsraelIsraelites, Jerusalem, Israel, twelve tribes, Judea
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- AbrahamAbraham, Abram, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael
- Hebrew lettersSemitic alphabet characters
- Hebrew alphabetScript for sacred texts
- Hebrew originFrom the Jewish language
- Hebrew monthsDivisions of Jewish calendar
- Hebrew BibleJewish canonical scriptures
- Hebrew schoolJewish religious instruction program