Hebron, fined £1000 by the Palestine authorities, is held to be the oldest city in the world. Older than Jerusalem, it was a city when Rome was a series of mud lints. It is mentioned imut 40 times in the Old Testament. At present Hebron is a city of Moslems, with a few Jews. The inhabitants manufacture water skin from the hides of goats. They make lamps and coloured glass rings for female ornaments. King David reigned in Hebron for seven years before he reigned in Jerusalem.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 40, 17 February 1937, Page 12
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