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(Joh 11:54) Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews: but he went into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem. And there he abode with his disciples.
POPE LEO XIV: "Brothers and sisters, let us not forget to pray for peace and for all those who, because of violence or war, find themselves in a state of suffering and need".
FIDES.ORG: Israeli settlers attacks threaten the Christian village of Taybeh
Today, Ephraim is the name of Taybeh, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, a few kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. The Christian community has been present here for two thousand years, and the village is still entirely inhabited by Christian Arabs.
Yesterday, Tuesday, July 8, Israeli settlers set several fires near the town cemetery and the ancient 5th-century Church of St. George, threatening one of the oldest religious sites in Palestine. This was reported by priests Daoud Khoury, Jacques-Noble Abed, and Bashar Fawdeh, who oversee the three Christian communities of Taybeh (and thus the Greek Orthodox, Latin Catholic, and Greek Melkite believers).
In a joint statement written "on behalf of the people of our city and our parishioners," the three priests describe an emergency situation characterized by "a series of serious and repeated attacks against our city, threatening its security and stability and affecting the dignity of its inhabitants and its holy sites."
"Had the residents not been vigilant and the intervention of the firefighters," the text states, "a major catastrophe would have occurred. In a scene marked by daily provocations, the settlers continue to graze their cows on Taybeh's farmland, amidst fields belonging to families in the city, and even near their homes, without any intervention or deterrence from the relevant authorities." And "these attacks," the priests say, "are not limited to provocations; they also directly damage the olive trees, which are the main source of income for citezens, and prevent farmers from accessing and cultivating their land."
The eastern part of the village of Taybeh, which covers more than half of the town's territory and where most agricultural activities take place, "has become an open target for the illegal settlers, who are quietly expanding under the protection of the army and serving as a springboard for further attacks on the land and people."
In the message, the priests also appeal to local and international bodies, "especially diplomats and church representatives from around the world," calling for "an immediate and transparent investigation into the arson attacks and the ongoing attacks on property, farmland, and holy sites, as well as for pressure on the occupying authorities to stop the settlers' practices and prevent them from entering the city's farmland or grazing their livestock there."
NEWS REPORT: 'Footnote in history': Australian woman fears for the future of family's ancient village
SUBSTACK: An Open Letter to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
SEETHEHOLYLAND.NET: Taybeh
Taybeh (pronounced Tie-bay) is 30 kilometres northeast of Jerusalem and 12 kilometres northeast of Ramallah. From its elevated site between biblical Samaria and Judea, it overlooks the desert wilderness, the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea.
Living amidst Muslim villages, Israeli settlements and military roadblocks, Taybeh’s inhabitants (numbering 1300 in 2010) are intensely proud of their Christian heritage.
The village’s Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic (Latin) and Greek Catholic (Melkite) communities maintain an ecumenical spirit — even celebrating Christmas together on December 25 according to the Western calendar and Easter according to the Eastern calendar.
The village of Taybeh was first settled by Canaanites about 2500 years before Jesus came to visit. It is mentioned as Ophrah (or Ofrah), a town of the tribe of Benjamin, in Joshua 18:23, and shown on the 6th-century Madaba mosaic map as “Ephron also Ephraia where went the Lord”.
The Muslim sultan Saladin changed the biblical name to Taybeh (meaning “good and kind” in Arabic) around 1187 after he found the inhabitants hospitable and generous.
The villagers regard St George — whose traditional birthplace is Lod, near Tel Aviv airport — as their patron. The Greek Orthodox and Melkite churches are both named in his honour.
They also see the pomegranate as a symbol of the fullness of Jesus’ suffering and Resurrection. This fruit appears as a motif in religious art in Taybeh.
A tradition says Jesus told the villagers a parable relating to this fruit, whose sweet seeds are protected by a bitter membrane. Using this image, Jesus explained that to reach the sweetness of his Resurrection he had to go through the bitterness of death.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 1- "On Renunciation of the World"
5. All who have willingly left the things of the world, have certainly done so for the sake of the future of the Kingdom, or because of the multitude of their sins, or for love of God. If they were not moved by any of these reasons, their withdrawal from the world was unreasonable. But God who sets our contests waits to see what the end of our course will be.
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July 14, 2025(Joh 11:54) Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews: but he went into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called Ephrem. And there he abode with his disciples.
POPE LEO XIV: "Brothers and sisters, let us not forget to pray for peace and for all those who, because of violence or war, find themselves in a state of suffering and need".
FIDES.ORG: Israeli settlers attacks threaten the Christian village of Taybeh
Today, Ephraim is the name of Taybeh, a Palestinian village in the West Bank, a few kilometers northeast of Jerusalem. The Christian community has been present here for two thousand years, and the village is still entirely inhabited by Christian Arabs.
Yesterday, Tuesday, July 8, Israeli settlers set several fires near the town cemetery and the ancient 5th-century Church of St. George, threatening one of the oldest religious sites in Palestine. This was reported by priests Daoud Khoury, Jacques-Noble Abed, and Bashar Fawdeh, who oversee the three Christian communities of Taybeh (and thus the Greek Orthodox, Latin Catholic, and Greek Melkite believers).
In a joint statement written "on behalf of the people of our city and our parishioners," the three priests describe an emergency situation characterized by "a series of serious and repeated attacks against our city, threatening its security and stability and affecting the dignity of its inhabitants and its holy sites."
"Had the residents not been vigilant and the intervention of the firefighters," the text states, "a major catastrophe would have occurred. In a scene marked by daily provocations, the settlers continue to graze their cows on Taybeh's farmland, amidst fields belonging to families in the city, and even near their homes, without any intervention or deterrence from the relevant authorities." And "these attacks," the priests say, "are not limited to provocations; they also directly damage the olive trees, which are the main source of income for citezens, and prevent farmers from accessing and cultivating their land."
The eastern part of the village of Taybeh, which covers more than half of the town's territory and where most agricultural activities take place, "has become an open target for the illegal settlers, who are quietly expanding under the protection of the army and serving as a springboard for further attacks on the land and people."
In the message, the priests also appeal to local and international bodies, "especially diplomats and church representatives from around the world," calling for "an immediate and transparent investigation into the arson attacks and the ongoing attacks on property, farmland, and holy sites, as well as for pressure on the occupying authorities to stop the settlers' practices and prevent them from entering the city's farmland or grazing their livestock there."
NEWS REPORT: 'Footnote in history': Australian woman fears for the future of family's ancient village
SUBSTACK: An Open Letter to US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee
SEETHEHOLYLAND.NET: Taybeh
Taybeh (pronounced Tie-bay) is 30 kilometres northeast of Jerusalem and 12 kilometres northeast of Ramallah. From its elevated site between biblical Samaria and Judea, it overlooks the desert wilderness, the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea.
Living amidst Muslim villages, Israeli settlements and military roadblocks, Taybeh’s inhabitants (numbering 1300 in 2010) are intensely proud of their Christian heritage.
The village’s Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic (Latin) and Greek Catholic (Melkite) communities maintain an ecumenical spirit — even celebrating Christmas together on December 25 according to the Western calendar and Easter according to the Eastern calendar.
The village of Taybeh was first settled by Canaanites about 2500 years before Jesus came to visit. It is mentioned as Ophrah (or Ofrah), a town of the tribe of Benjamin, in Joshua 18:23, and shown on the 6th-century Madaba mosaic map as “Ephron also Ephraia where went the Lord”.
The Muslim sultan Saladin changed the biblical name to Taybeh (meaning “good and kind” in Arabic) around 1187 after he found the inhabitants hospitable and generous.
The villagers regard St George — whose traditional birthplace is Lod, near Tel Aviv airport — as their patron. The Greek Orthodox and Melkite churches are both named in his honour.
They also see the pomegranate as a symbol of the fullness of Jesus’ suffering and Resurrection. This fruit appears as a motif in religious art in Taybeh.
A tradition says Jesus told the villagers a parable relating to this fruit, whose sweet seeds are protected by a bitter membrane. Using this image, Jesus explained that to reach the sweetness of his Resurrection he had to go through the bitterness of death.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 1- "On Renunciation of the World"
5. All who have willingly left the things of the world, have certainly done so for the sake of the future of the Kingdom, or because of the multitude of their sins, or for love of God. If they were not moved by any of these reasons, their withdrawal from the world was unreasonable. But God who sets our contests waits to see what the end of our course will be.
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