Hebron

[ hee-bruhn, heb-ruhn ]

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noun

an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in west Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 mostly under Palestinian self-rule.

Hebron

/ ˈhiː-; ˈhɛbrɒn /

a city in the West Bank: famous for the Haram, which includes the cenotaphs of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, and Jacob and Leah. Pop: 168 000 (2005 est) Arabic nameEl Khalil

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Origin of Hebron¹

First recorded in 1550–70; from Hebrew Ḥebhrōn

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He told me he was going back home later that week, to Hebron, to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr festival that ends the month of Ramadan.

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In 2000, the Israeli government simply closed the portion of downtown Hebron under its control.

But in Hebron you see what it means in its most humiliating manifestation.

Her friend Elad Duggen, also 17, directed his anger at Hebron, home of the suspects in the killing.

“I want to serve as [a member of the undercover security forces] in Hebron and show them,” he said.

Steinitz said it should have protected the hitchhikers, who came from an Israeli settlement near Hebron.

Its financial support originally came from friends in Germany, and it was called Hebron Church.

After that he removed his tent to the plain of Mamre, near or in Hebron, and again erected an altar to his God.

His reign lasted forty years, seven years and six months of which he spent in Hebron.

Mt. Hebron School consisted of a series of buildings set apart on a hill.

The very first day I reached Hebron again I was out on the wide, oval field, lacing around the track.

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