Sahl Arraba

Sahl Arraba

Sahl Arraba is a fertile tectonic valley in northern Samaria ("Jabal Nablus"). It is mentioned in the Bible as the sight where Joseph was sold by his brothers. [ [http://homepages.gac.edu/~avaughn/Rel260/presentations/2001/samaria.htm Geography of the Samarian Hill Country] Dahl, Andrew] The region is about eleven kilometers long and four kilometers wide. There are several Palestinian towns located near in and around the valley, including Arrabah, Bir al-Basha, Burqin, Yabad, Qabatiya and Kufeirat." [http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft896nb5pc&chunk.id=s2.1.5&toc.depth=1&toc.id=s1.1.6&brand=eschol Rediscovering Palestine, Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 1700-1900: Egyptian rule, 1831-1840] " (1995) Doumani, Beshara. University of California Press.]

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