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The opening as it read in 2020

Former town in current day Israel Place in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif ( , and alternatively) was a Palestinian Arab village, located some 20 kilometers (straight line distance) southwest of Jerusalem , midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron . In Roman times the town was known as Bethletepha, and commonly known by its Greek equivalent, Bethletephon. The original Arabic version of the name was Bayt Lettif.¹ The village lay nestled on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt (the Elah Valley ) to its south. It contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim.² Roughly a dozen khirbas lay in the vicinity.³ Figurine discovered in Bayt Nattif During the British Mandate it was part of the Hebron Subdistrict .⁴ Bayt Nattif was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har . Also gives cause of depopulation.

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former Arab villages in Palestine Bayt Nattif was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Hebron . It was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War on October 21, 1948 under Operation ha-Har. It was located 21 km northwest of Hebron . In 1945 it had a population of 2,150. Bayt Nattif contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas lay in the vicinity.

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former Arab villages in Palestine Bayt Nattif ( ), ( ), was a Palestinian Arab village in the Hebron Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine . The village was originally known as Bayt Lettif, and lay nestled on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt (the Elah Valley ) to its south. The village was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har . It was located 21 km northwest of Hebron . In 1945 it had a population of 2,150. Bayt Nattif contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas lay in the vicinity. Figurine discovered in Bayt Nattif In an interview with Muhammad Abu Halawa (born 1929), he disclosed unto his interviewer, Rakan Mahmoud, in 2009, that the original name of the village was Bayt Lettif , but since it was phonetically easier for the tongue to say Bayt Nattif , so did the name change.

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Depopulated Palestinian town in Israel Place in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif ( , and בית נתיף ‎ alternatively) was a Palestinian Arab village, located some 20 kilometers (straight line distance) southwest of Jerusalem , midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron . The village lay nestled on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt (the Elah Valley ) to its south. It contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas (deserted, ruined settlements) lay in the vicinity. During the British Mandate it was part of the Hebron Subdistrict . Bayt Nattif was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har . Also gives cause of depopulation.

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Depopulated Palestinian town in Israel Place in Hebron, Mandatory Palestine Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif ( Arabic : بيت نتّيف , Hebrew : בית נטיף and בית נתיף ‎ alternatively) was a Palestinian Arab village, located some 20 kilometers (straight line distance) southwest of Jerusalem , midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron . The village was on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt (the Elah Valley ) to its south. It contained several shrines, including one dedicated to el-Sheykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas (deserted, ruined settlements) lay in the vicinity. During the British Mandate it was part of the Hebron Subdistrict . Bayt Nattif was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har . Also gives cause of depopulation.

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