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12 Facts about Hebron
1. According to the Kabbalah, Avraham buried
Sarah in Ma’arat HaMachpela because Adam
and Chava are buried there.
2. The indigenous Jewish community of
Hebron comprises 3% of the total population of
the city.
3. Hebron is located 32
kilometers south of
Jerusalem.
4. Hebron is
mentioned 87 times
in the Bible.
5. Hebron is one of the oldest
continually occupied cities in the
world and has been a major focus of religious
worship for over three millennia.
6. Hebron is home to many Jewish historical
sites such as the Tombs of Yishai and Ruth,
Othniel Ben Knaz, Abner Ben Ner, and the Tel
Hevron archaeological site.
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7. The Ma’arat HaMachpela complex is the
world’s oldest structure used for the same
purpose for which it was erected.
8. Since 2016, Hebron has had over 1,000
Jewish residents, including over 300 students.
9. Ma’arat HaMachpela
receives over 700,000
visitors a year.
10. Hebron lies 930
meters (3,050 feet)
above sea level.
11. Archaeological evidence of Jewish life
unearthed in Hebron has been dated back
3,000 years.
12. Hebron’s Jewish community is surrounded
by approximately 9,000 residents of nearby
Kiryat Arba and over a dozen communities in
the Har Hevron Regional Council area.