Archaeology
ArumahKhirbet Ormah, Aqrabah, Acrabeta, Acraba, Aqraba, Akrabbim, AcrabbimPlace descriptionThis was the center of one the toparchies Judea -- 11 according to Josephus (War 3.48, 55; cf. 2.568, 652), 10 according to Pliny (Nat. 5.70). It lies about 9 miles SE of Neapolis (Shechem) on the road to the Jordan valley (cf. Eusebius, Onom. 32/14.7). It was initially the base of Simon bar Giora (War 2.652; 4.504, 511). |