Vertical tabsMonastery name, type, categorySite Name: Tell Rumeida; Deir el-Arb'ain; Tel Hebron; Jebel el RumeidehIdentification: The site is identified with biblical Hebron. In 1900 Hanauer reported a small church (only the apse remained). According to the local tradition, this was the burial place of Jesse the father of KIng David.Monastery name: Monastery (?)Monastery type: CenobiumMonastery category: Former ruinSource of sacredness: Old Testament site LocationCoordinates, ITM system: 20,967.0060,360.00 Coordinates, ICS system: 15,967.0010,360.00 Geographical region: Hebron HillsProvincial affiliation: Palaestina IBishopric: EleutheropolisTopographical location: On an ancient mound.Distance from nearest bishop-seat: ca. 25 km (Beth Govrin-Eleutheropolis)Distance from nearest settlement: 0.5 km (Hebron)Distance from Roman roads: ca. 1 km east of the road connecting Hebron with Jerusalem. Source of knowledgeArchaeological remainsSurveyed siteSurveyors: NameDate Guérin1868-1869 Conder and Kitchener1871-1877 Hanauer1901 Mader1918 Kochavi1967-1968 Batz2000 Excavated siteExcavators: NameDate Hammond1964 Bibliograpy: Guérin, V., 1869III: 240-45 Conder, C. R. and Kitchener, H. H., 1883327-28 Hanauer, J. E., 1901100 Mader, A. E., 1918144-52 Ovadiah, A., 197069 Kochavi, M. and Ovadiah, R., 197261-62 Bagatti, B., 1983 Bagatti, B., 200278-80 Batz, S., 2002144 (English summary 117*) Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012204-205 Abbreviation for Journals and SeriesState of certainty: Uncertain / Questionable General descriptionState of preservation/which parts were uncovered: The structure is rectangular with two courtyards and a cistern. A number of columns were found in the structure. Northeast of the structure, a second large building (18.3 x 18.3 m) was found, called by the locals "El-Keniseh". Illustrative material: Illustrative_material Figures General descriptionEnclosing walls: The complex was enclosed in walls. Courtyards: Two courtyards were located in the southern part of the complex. In the western of the two courtyards a hewn cistern was found. Tower/s: Southeast of the complex, remains of a tower constructed of unusually large stones was found. Its relation to the complex suggested to be a monastery is unclear. Churche/s: Remains of a church were identified by Mader in the eastern courtyard. Apparently the southern wall of the structure was built over the apse of the church and some of its stones were incorporated into the walls of the structure. The atrium of the church was possibly where the eastern of the two courtyards stands today. Water installations: A hewn cistern was located in the eastern of the two courtyards. This possibly belonged to the atrium of the church. Small finds Detailed descriptionStructureMaterials applied (walls): Limestone ComponentsEnclosing wallTower/sCourtyard/sMonastery church: Church typeDiakonikonLink to church sectionChurch location Ground floor Water installations: Cisterns Architectural evolutionPhase 1 Abandonment Phase dateCentury: Early Christian / Byzantine Phase dateCentury: Unknown
