Monday, November 24, 2014

Hebron is the second holiest city in the Jewish religion

Hebron is the second holiest city in the Jewish religion. In Hebrew, the name Hebron comes from the Hebrew word Haver meaning friend, while in Arabic the city is referred to as Beit al Chalil, which translates into House of the Beloved. This name is fitting for the city, for Hebron is the resting place of all of Israel’s beloved patriarchs, as well as most of Israel’s matriarchs, and Avraham, the first Jewish patriarch, is considered a friend of G-d, the creator of the universe.
Hebron in Antiquity
Hebron is mentioned 87 times in the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. Genesis 23 speaks about how Avraham purchased a burial tomb within Hebron for his wife Sarah. Known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzhak, Rivka, Ya’akov and Leah are all buried there.

Hebron was also one of the first places that Israel’s patriarchs resided upon arrival in Canaan. This implies that Hebron hosts the oldest Jewish community on the planet.
Upon the conquest of Canaan, Joshua assigned Hebron to the tribe of Judah. After the death of King Saul, King David ascended to Hebron, from where he was anointed king and ruled Israel for seven years, until he succeeded to conquer Jerusalem and proclaim the holy city to be the eternal capital of the Jewish people. During Second Temple times (around 20 BCE), King Herod built a structure over the Tomb of the Patriarchs which is partially still standing to date. During the Jewish revolt against Rome (around 130 BCE), Hebron was the scene of extensive fighting between the Jewish people and the Roman authorities. However, Jews continued to live in Hebron continuously during the Byzantine and Arab periods. There is even archaeological evidence for the existence of Byzantine-era synagogues in Hebron and travelers’ reports testify to the existence of a Hebron Jewish community under Arab rule.


Vote Draiman · Top Commenter · New York University
I hope you are right, but I think you are fantasizing,
Look at the past, actions speak louder than words. The Arabs are fanatical liars.
Face it, there will never be a Palestinian-Arab state west of the
Jordan river,
The Arabs have to accept it once and for all.
The Koran states - the land belong to the Jews.
Have you lived in
Israel and experienced what they are experiencing, that no matter what concessions they give, violence continues, that is the nature of the people - you cannot change it.
YJ Draiman.
Vote Draiman · Top Commenter · New York University

You have to change the Arab mentality and mindset, if you can do that, there might be a chance of peace,
It is in the best interest of both people to have a true peace. This will bring economic prosperity to the region that people can only dream of.
But, other countries are afraid that such economic boom will compete with them, therefore deep down, they do not want peace in that region.
Remember what drives the world is the economy and money, People can tell you the friction is religion or other factors, but the true factor behind every conflict is economics.
YJ Draiman.

NO JEW HAS THE RIGHT TO GIVE UP (Eretz Yisrael) THE LAND OF ISRAEL

By David Ben Gurion

"No Jew has the right to yield the rights of the Jewish People in
Israel. No Jew has the authority to do so. No Jewish body has the authority to do so. Not even the entire Jewish People alive today has the right to yield any part of Israel.

It is the right of the Jewish People over the generations, a right that under no conditions can be cancelled. Even if Jews during a specific period proclaim they are relinquishing this right, they have neither the power nor the authority to deny it to future generations. No concession of this type is binding or obligates the Jewish People.

Our right to the country - the entire country - exists as an eternal right, and we shall not yield this historic right until its full and complete redemption is realized."

This quotation of David Ben Gurion made at the Zionist Congress in
Basel, Switzerland in 1937, more than 77 years ago.


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