Community in Hebron - Cave of the Patriarchs
All manuscripts and letters in the Cairo Geniza refer to the Jewish community in Hebron as the friends of the Cave of the Patriarchs. It was a well-established community with a “Haver” at its head.
There is detailed evidence of continuous visits to Hebron for religious purposes. In a letter dated 1080 CE, Saadia ben Abraham ben Nathan was the "haver of the graves of the patriarchs."
Today, Jews regularly visit the Tombs of the Patriarchs, better known as Ma’arat HaMachpela.
All three patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, are buried there with their wives, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah.
Rachel, Jacob’s second wife, died while giving birth to Benjamin and was buried on the way to Bethlehem.
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The community in Hebron in the Cairo Geniza letters is referred to as the friends of the Cave of the Patriarchs. It was a well established community with a “Haver” at its head. There is detailed evidence of visits to Hebron for religious purposes. In a letter in the year 1080 CE Saadia ben Abraham ben Nathan was the "haver of the graves of the patriarchs."
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