Hebron

HEBR0N (originally Kirjath-Arba, Arabic El Khulil) city of Palestine, 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) South of Jerusalem; approximately 5 000 inhabitants. It is located partly on the slopes of two hills and partly in the valley of Mamre. At the Southern end of the city stands a mosque which, according to the Arabs, covers the cave of Machpellah ⁽¹⁾, with the tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives. Hebron became the residence of David around 1055 BC. In 1167 AD. it was the seat of a latin bishopric. It fell into the hands of Saladin in 1187 and was taken over by Ibrahim Pasha in 1834.
 
Extract from the Trousset encyclopedia, 1886 – 1891.
 
1) Today best known as the Cave of the Patriarchs.