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'''Khirbet en-Nebi''' ({{lang-ar|خربة النبي}}) is [[Ruins|ruin]] located in the northern [[West Bank]]. |
'''Khirbet en-Nebi''' ({{lang-ar|خربة النبي}}) or '''Khirbet Maḥna el Fauqa''' is [[Ruins|ruin]] located in the northern [[West Bank]]. |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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Revision as of 09:14, 15 May 2024
Khirbet en-Nebi (Arabic: خربة النبي) or Khirbet Maḥna el Fauqa is ruin located in the northern West Bank.
Geography
Khirbet en-Nebi is situated on a slope of a ridge above a valley. At its center lies the remnants of a medieval village alongside the tomb of en-Nabi Ismail, surrounded by a grove.[1]
Archaeology
In 1982, an archaeological survey led by Finkelstein et al. found pottery sherds dating back to the Early Bronze Age, Iron Age (I-II), Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader/Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods. The majority of discovered sherds originate from the Iron Age and Roman periods. Some sherds were collected from robber-pits.[1]
Dinur and Akrai documented a Middle Bronze Age cemetery within the vicinity.[1]
Identification
Over the years, scholars have put forth various hypotheses regarding the site's identification. Early proposals by Elliger and Albrecht Alt suggested a connection between Khirbet en-Nebi and the biblical site of Tappuah. However, subsequent research by Félix-Marie Abel favored the identification of the site with Tell Abu Zarad. Similarly, Albright proposed an association with the biblical Michmethath, although ambiguity remains as to whether Michmethath refers to a geographic feature rather than a settlement.[1]
Abel and Avi-Yonah[2] suggested to identify Khirbet en-Nebi with Macher, a Samaritan village mentioned in the Book of Jubilees,[2] the Testament of Judah and Midrash Vayisau.[1]
Source
- ^ a b c d e Finkelstein, Israel; Lederman, Zvi; Bunimovitz, Shlomo, eds. (1997). Highlands of Many Cultures: The Southern Samaria Survey, The Sites. Vol. 2. Tel Aviv: Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University. pp. 694–695.
- ^ a b Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 76. ISSN 0333-5844.