Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
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Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Hebron
founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre
. The lands were acquired by the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded. It was held by ROCOR until 1997 when Palestinian police seized it and turned it over to ROC.
Hebron
Hebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
founded in the 20th century on the site of the ancient Oak of Mamre
Oak of Mamre
The Oak of Mamre , at Hirbet es-Sibte, two kilometres southwest of Mamre in the West Bank, also called The Oak of Abraham is an ancient tree which, in tradition, is said to mark the place where Abraham entertained the three angels or where Abraham pitched his tent...
. The lands were acquired by the Russian Church in the 19th century and later expanded. It was held by ROCOR until 1997 when Palestinian police seized it and turned it over to ROC.
External links
- The Oak of Mamre - Orthodox Wiki.
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