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The ancient village site is located at Ras al-Midya, north of the village, where pottery from the [[Iron Age]] and later periods has been found. Al-Midya — anciently known as Modeim — was the birthplace of [[Mattathias]] the [[Hasmonean]] and of his descendants. It was in the village that the Hasmonean revolt broke out.<ref>I Macc. 2:1, 15, 23</ref> The rebels were forced to evacuate the village, but were able to bury their dead there.<ref>I Macc. 2:70; 9:19; 13:25-30</ref> [[Simon Maccabaeus|Simeon the Hasmonean]] built a mausoleum, which was adorned with seven pyramids and high columns with sculptures of ships visible from the sea. The tombs of [[Maccabee]]s have been found north of the village.<ref>[http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/066discuss.html Modeim, today Moditha, the place of origin of the Maccabeans - (al-Midiyah)] Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 19 December 2000.</ref> In the time of [[Jonathan Maccabaeus|Jonathan]], Modeim passed into [[Jew]]ish possession with the rest of the toparchy of [[Lod|Lydda]]. On the [[Map of Madaba]] it is located east of Lydda.{{Citation needed|reason=Aug. 2010|date=August 2010}} |
The ancient village site is located at Ras al-Midya, north of the village, where pottery from the [[Iron Age]] and later periods has been found. Al-Midya — anciently known as Modeim — was the birthplace of [[Mattathias]] the [[Hasmonean]] and of his descendants. It was in the village that the Hasmonean revolt broke out.<ref>I Macc. 2:1, 15, 23</ref> The rebels were forced to evacuate the village, but were able to bury their dead there.<ref>I Macc. 2:70; 9:19; 13:25-30</ref> [[Simon Maccabaeus|Simeon the Hasmonean]] built a mausoleum, which was adorned with seven pyramids and high columns with sculptures of ships visible from the sea. The tombs of [[Maccabee]]s have been found north of the village.<ref>[http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/066discuss.html Modeim, today Moditha, the place of origin of the Maccabeans - (al-Midiyah)] Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 19 December 2000.</ref> In the time of [[Jonathan Maccabaeus|Jonathan]], Modeim passed into [[Jew]]ish possession with the rest of the toparchy of [[Lod|Lydda]]. On the [[Map of Madaba]] it is located east of Lydda.{{Citation needed|reason=Aug. 2010|date=August 2010}} |
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==Archaeology== |
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Excavations near Midya in the 19th century suggested that graves of the |
Excavations near Midya in the 19th century suggested that graves of the Maccabees were located here. Seven triangular tombs were found corresponding with the description of the first-century Jewish historian [[Josephus Flavius]], who wrote that the family’s seven pyramid-shaped graves were erected in the same place.<ref>[http://www.jposttravel.com/jerusalem_tours/AyalonValley1008.html Ayalon Valley - On the Maccabee trail]</ref>In 1870, an ancient structure near the gravesite of Sheikh al-Arabawi, adjacent to al-Midya, was identified as a Hasmonean grave, but this was rejected by another biblical archaeologist, [[Charles Clermont-Ganneau]]. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/the-hasmoneans-were-here-maybe-1.177550 The Hasmoneans were here - maybe]</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:54, 13 December 2011
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority muni al-Midya (Arabic: المديه) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 20 kilometers west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of over 1,301 inhabitants in 2007.[1]
Al-Midya's total land area was 6,959 dunams in 1942, but after 1948 and the seizure of most of the village's western land, it was reduced to 892 dunams, of which 217 were classified as built-up areas.[2]
History
The ancient village site is located at Ras al-Midya, north of the village, where pottery from the Iron Age and later periods has been found. Al-Midya — anciently known as Modeim — was the birthplace of Mattathias the Hasmonean and of his descendants. It was in the village that the Hasmonean revolt broke out.[3] The rebels were forced to evacuate the village, but were able to bury their dead there.[4] Simeon the Hasmonean built a mausoleum, which was adorned with seven pyramids and high columns with sculptures of ships visible from the sea. The tombs of Maccabees have been found north of the village.[5] In the time of Jonathan, Modeim passed into Jewish possession with the rest of the toparchy of Lydda. On the Map of Madaba it is located east of Lydda.[citation needed]
Archaeology
Excavations near Midya in the 19th century suggested that graves of the Maccabees were located here. Seven triangular tombs were found corresponding with the description of the first-century Jewish historian Josephus Flavius, who wrote that the family’s seven pyramid-shaped graves were erected in the same place.[6]In 1870, an ancient structure near the gravesite of Sheikh al-Arabawi, adjacent to al-Midya, was identified as a Hasmonean grave, but this was rejected by another biblical archaeologist, Charles Clermont-Ganneau. [7]
References
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.113.
- ^ The series of Israeli annexation and threatening are now targeting Al-Midya village in Ramallah District Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 14 August 2003.
- ^ I Macc. 2:1, 15, 23
- ^ I Macc. 2:70; 9:19; 13:25-30
- ^ Modeim, today Moditha, the place of origin of the Maccabeans - (al-Midiyah) Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 19 December 2000.
- ^ Ayalon Valley - On the Maccabee trail
- ^ The Hasmoneans were here - maybe
