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- ↑ David Noel Freedman (2000). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. W.B. Eerdmans. p. 560. ISBN 978-0-8028-2400-4.
- ↑ Nehemiah 11:32
- ↑ Guérin, 1868, p. 394
- ↑ About Beit Hanina Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Official Website Beit Hanina Community Center; Mohamed Shaker Sifadden
- ↑ W. F. Albright (1922–1923). "Excavations and Results at Tell El-Fûl (Gibeah of Saul) by the Director of the School in Jerusalem". American Schools of Oriental Research, Annual. 4. pp. 158–160.
- ↑ G. Barkay, A. Fantalkin and O. Tal (2002). "A Late Iron Age Fortress North of Jerusalem". Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 328 (328): 49–71. doi:10.2307/1357779. JSTOR 1357779. S2CID 162209614.
- ↑ Boaz Zissu (2012). "Excavations near Nahmanides Cave in Jerusalem and the Question of the Identification of Biblical Nob". Israel Exploration Journal. 62 (1): 54–70.
