Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century ad and was located north of jericho”. Today it says “ancient jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century ce”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2020 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2020
Naaran (also Na'aran ) ( ) is an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE, located in the West Bank .1Remains of the village have been excavated north of Jericho , in Ephraim , between Bethel and Jericho.2The mosaic floor of a synagogue was discovered at the site featuring a large zodiac design.3Naaran is mentioned in Joshua 16:7 and 1 Chronicles 7:28 as a town in the eastern part of Ephraim. Eusebius , in his Onomasticon , makes mention of the site, saying that in his day it was "a village inhabited by Jews, five [Roman] miles from Jericho." The site is also named in the writings of Josephus ( Antiquities 17.13.1), under its name ( ), and in the Midrash Rabba (Leviticus Rabba 23:5).4Aramaic inscriptions and mosaics from the synagogue are displayed at an archaeology museum established by the Israeli archaeologist Yitzhak Magen at the Good Samaritan Inn. In May 2012, the ancient synagogue was vandalized with graffiti that included swastikas and Palestinian flags. Israel's Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli-Yoel Edelstein condemned the act and noted that, "The incident reaffirms the belief that Jewish holy sites must be under Israel's sovereignty." Swastikas spray painted on the ancient synagogue of Na'aran An Israeli settlement , kibbutz Niran , located several kilometers to the north, takes its name from Naaran.5The Place Names of Divine Scripture , (ed.) R. The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research . 4 .6
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 953542735.
The opening as it stood in 2010
Naaran or Na'aran ( , lit. juvenile or boyish ) was a Jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century AD and was located north of Jericho , in Ephraim , between Bethel and Jericho. The synagogue floor has a mosaic floor with several designs. In the middle of the floor there is a large wheel of the zodiac. The wheel is not completely intact, with theories relating to zealots removing the figures. Over the last 10 years the site has been completely abandoned and the mosaic floor continues to deteriorate. In 1 Chronicles 7:28 it is mentioned as one of the towns in the Eastern part of Ephraim. The modern Israeli settlement of Niran is named after it, although it is located several kilometers to the north.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 346268503.
The opening as it stood in 2015 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Naaran (also Na'aran ) ( ) is an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE, located in the West Bank .Remains of the village have been excavated north of Jericho , in Ephraim , between Bethel and Jericho.The mosaic floor of a synagogue was discovered at the site featuring a large zodiac design.Naaran is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:28 as a town in the eastern part of Ephraim.Aramaic inscriptions and mosaics from the synagogue are displayed at an archaeology museum established by the Israeli archaeologist Yitzhak Magen at the Good Samaritan Inn.In May 2012, the ancient synagogue was vandalized with graffiti that included swastikas and Palestinian flags.Israel's Public Diplomacy Minister Yuli-Yoel Edelstein condemned the act and noted that, "The incident reaffirms the belief that Jewish holy sites must be under Israel's sovereignty." Swastikas spray painted on the ancient synagogue of Na'aran An Israeli settlement , kibbutz Niran , located several kilometers to the north, takes its name from Naaran.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 614357131.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Naaran (also Na'aran ) ( ) is an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE, located in the modern-day West Bank . Remains of the village have been excavated north of Jericho , in Ephraim , between Bethel and Jericho. Naaran is archeologically notable for a mosaic floor of a synagogue , featuring a large zodiac design, which was discovered at the site. Naaran is mentioned in Joshua 16:7 and 1 Chronicles 7:28 as a town in the eastern part of Ephraim. Eusebius , in his Onomasticon , makes mention of the site, saying that in his day it was "a village inhabited by Jews, five [Roman] miles from Jericho." The site is also named in the writings of Josephus ( Antiquities 17.13.1), under its name ( ), and in the Midrash Rabba ( Leviticus Rabbah 23:5), which notes the rivalry between Naaran and the neighboring gentile city of Jericho. An Israeli settlement , kibbutz Niran , located several kilometers to the north, takes its name from Naaran. The community of Mevo'ot Yericho is adjacent to the actual archaeological site. The Place Names of Divine Scripture , (ed.) R. The Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research . 4 . American Schools of Oriental Research : 153 (note 3).Palestine in late antiquity .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1113648514.
The opening as it stood in 2025 8 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Ancient village and former synagogue, in the West Bank, Palestine For the Israeli settlement, see Na'aran (Israeli settlement) .Naaran (also Na'aran ) ( Hebrew : נערן ) was an ancient Jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century CE, located in the modern-day West Bank , in the State of Palestine .Remains of the village have been excavated north-west of Jericho . Naaran is archeologically notable for the mosaic floor of a synagogue , featuring a large zodiac design, which was discovered at the site. Naaran is identified with Ein ad-Duk, now within the municipal boundaries of Jericho, 5 km (3.1 mi) north-west of the city center.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1277558494. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century ad and was located north of jericho”. Today it says “ancient jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century ce”. Read the current article and compare.
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined since 2010, and today's defining sentence is their current revision.
Then
jewish settlement and synagogue during the 5th and 6th century ad and was located north of jericho
Now
ancient jewish village dating to the 5th and 6th century ce
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
