burial site of all prophets, on the north
road connectingJerusalem- Nablus.
It was mentioned in the Holy Bible under the name
"OPHNI " (see Joshua 18:20-24). It's history dates back to 1500 B.C.
It's inhabitants sprung from the GHASSAN
Arab Tribes of Yemen, south of the Arab Peninsula.
It has a strategic military positioon, which lured the Roman leader Titus to use it as a foot-hole and occupy
Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
It is divided into 2 regions by a valley known
as "Al Karma Valley" which means "Grapes Valley" or "Ishkol Valley" in Hebrew.
It was regarded as the 2nd largest city to Jerusalem
and was designated as the "Goftanic District".
It has two churches, one Catholic established in 1856 and another Eastern Orthodox established in 1858.
It has one historic church known as the
"Church of Virgin Mary" housing monumental poles and master pieces of architecture.
It has an ancient Roman Castle known as
"Al-Borj" which means "Tower". This tower was
used ass a jail house during the Othman Empire.
It was destroyed 7 times and was embedded by
salt so that to unyoke its eminent fame. The water spring there is a sufficient reminding indicator to
the civilization of ancient buildings still standing buried under ground.
It was invaded by the "Basques" Crusaders
who came from Southern France. Stones
discovered at Jifna are a spoken icon of the Basques.
The Holy Family passed through Jifna during
the course of their relocation to Bethlehem as
a result of an order issued by Augustus Ceasar. This is
"a glimpse of" a lot of things which bind us to
the land of our forefathers.
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