The Tomb of Abraham
Hebron (Arabic: الْخَلِيل ![About this sound](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png)
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it has a population of 215,452 Palestinians(2016), and between 500 and 850 Jewish settlersconcentrated in and around the old quarter.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all venerate the city of Hebron for its association with Abraham – it includes the traditional burial site of the biblical Patriarchs and Matriarchs, within the Cave of the Patriarchs. Judaismranks Hebron as the second-holiest city after Jerusalem,[15] while some Muslims regard it as one of the four holy cities.