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'''Rantis''' ({{lang-ar|<big>رنتيس</big>}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town in the [[West Bank]], located in the northwestern [[Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate]], 33 kilometers northwest of [[Ramallah]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], it had a population of 2,900 in mid-year 2006.<ref>[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]</ref> Its population consists primarily of six clans: Danoun, Wahdan, Khallaf, Ballot, Dar Abo Salim, al-Ryahee and Hawashe.<ref name="ARIJ"> |
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[http://www.poica.org/details.php?Article=331 The Segregation Wall threatens the practice of territorial expansion in Rantis village] Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2004-06-26.</ref> |
'''Rantis''' ({{lang-ar|رنتيس}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town in the [[West Bank]], located in the northwestern [[Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate]], 33 kilometers northwest of [[Ramallah]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], it had a population of 3,179 in 2017.<ref name="PrelimCensus2017" /> Its population consists primarily of six clans: Danoun, Wahdan, Khallaf, Ballot, Dar Abo Salim, al-Ryahee and Hawashe.<ref name="ARIJ">[http://www.poica.org/details.php?Article=331 The Segregation Wall threatens the practice of territorial expansion in Rantis village] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414050308/http://www.poica.org/details.php?Article=331 |date=2016-04-14 }} Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2004-06-26.</ref> |
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Rantis has a land area 11,046 [[dunam]]s of which 589 dunams are built-up area.<ref name="ARIJ"/> The town's main economic sector is agriculture and 20% of its land area is planted with crops. There are two primary schools and two kindergartens. Other facilities include three clinics, a bus station, a club and two |
Rantis has a land area 11,046 [[dunam]]s of which 589 dunams are built-up area.<ref name="ARIJ"/> The town's main economic sector is agriculture and 20% of its land area is planted with crops. There are two primary schools and two kindergartens. Other facilities include three clinics, a bus station, a club and two |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Rantis is located 22.2 km northwest of [[Ramallah]]. It is bordered by [[Al Lubban al Gharbi]] and [[Abud]] land to the east, Al Lubban al Gharbi village land to the north, Israel to the west and [[Shuqba]] to the south.<ref>[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Rantis_vp_en.pdf Rantis Village Profile], [[Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem|ARIJ]], p. 4</ref> |
Rantis is located 22.2 km northwest of [[Ramallah]]. It is bordered by [[Al Lubban al Gharbi]] and [[Abud]] land to the east, Al Lubban al Gharbi village land to the north, [[Israel]] to the west and [[Shuqba]] to the south.<ref>[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Rantis_vp_en.pdf Rantis Village Profile], [[Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem|ARIJ]], p. 4</ref> |
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==Connection to Arimathea of the Gospels== |
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All the four [[Gospels]] mention [[Joseph of Arimathea]], the man who placed Christ's body in his own tomb.<ref>{{bibleverse|Matthew| 27:57}}; {{bibleverse|Mark| 15:43}}; {{bibleverse|Luke| 23:50-51}}; {{bibleverse|John| 19:38}}.</ref> Conflicting traditions urge{{clarify|date=December 2023}} Arimathea's location at modern Rantis, 15 miles east of [[Jaffa]].<ref name=MDB>[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/054discuss.html Armathaim, also Arimathea - (Ranthis)]. [[Studium Biblicum Franciscanum]] - Jerusalem. {{Dead link|date=December 2023}}</ref>{{clarify |reason= One sourse, dead link, editor who introduced ref knew little about the topic (see "Studium Biblicum Francum" sic), and the dedicated article (not a great one, true) doesn't mention Rantis as an option. |date= December 2023}} A monastery dedicated to Joseph of Arimathea was erected there.{{when|date=December 2023}}<ref name=MDB/> Other suggestions for Arimathea include [[ar-Ram]] and [[al-Bireh]]-[[Ramallah]], 5 and 8 miles north of [[Jerusalem]], respectively.<ref name=MDB/> |
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Both [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]] identify Arimathea with the birthplace of biblical prophet [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]].<ref name=MDB/> Strong [[Middle Ages|mediaeval]] traditions supporting this claim celebrated this place as the prophet's original home.<ref name=MDB/> In the 4th century, [[Jerome]] reported that his friend, [[Saint Paula]], visited the location.<ref name=MDB/> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Prehistory=== |
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In a nearby cave, flint artefacts have been found, possibly produced during the [[Middle Paleolithic]] period, occasionally by the |
In a nearby cave, flint artefacts have been found, possibly produced during the [[Middle Paleolithic]] period, occasionally by the [[Levallois technique]].<ref>Lupu et al, 2009, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=1165&mag_id=115 Rantis Cave]</ref> |
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===Iron Age to Byzantine period=== |
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Each of the [[Gospels]] mention this town as ''Arimathea'' once, and always in association with [[Joseph of Arimathea]] — who placed Christ's body in his own tomb.<ref>Matt 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50; John 19:38</ref> Both [[Eusebius]] and [[Jerome]] identify Arimathea with the birthplace of [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]]. In the 4th century, [[Jerome]] reported that the [[Holy Paula]] visited this location. Strong traditions from the [[Middle Ages]] buttress this claim, celebrating this town as the prophet's original home. A monastery of Joseph of Arimathea was erected there. Conflicting traditions urge Arimathea's location at modern Rantis, 15 miles east of [[Jaffa]]. Other suggestions for Arimathea include [[ar-Ram]] and [[al-Bireh]]-[[Ramallah]], 5 and 8 miles north of [[Jerusalem]], respectively.<ref>[http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/054discuss.html Armathaim, also Arimathea - (Ranthis)] Studium Biblicum Francum - Jerusalem.</ref> |
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The [[PEF Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine]] assumed the village was "ancient", as [[Rock-cut tombs in ancient Israel|rock-cut tombs]] were found south-west of the village.<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/367/mode/1up 367]</ref> |
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Archaeological excavation have uncovered |
Archaeological excavation have uncovered [[sherd]]s from the [[Ancient Near East#Iron Age|Iron Age]] and [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] period.<ref name=ESI11>Elisha, 2011, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=1826&mag_id=118 Rantis (Northwest)]</ref> |
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In 145 BCE, Rentis, then known as ''Rathamin'', was cut off from [[Samaria]] and incorporated into [[Hasmonean dynasty|Judaea]]. It served as a [[Toparches|toparchy]]'s headquarters before [[Khirbet Tibnah|Thamna]] took its position.<ref name="AY1976">{{Cite journal |last=Avi-Yonah |first=Michael |date=1976 |title=Gazetteer of Roman Palestine |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43587090 |journal=Qedem |volume=5 |pages=31 |jstor=43587090 |issn=0333-5844}}</ref> |
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===Crusader era=== |
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Other archaeological finds include remains of a road and a building from the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] period.<ref name=ESI11/> A building, probably dating to the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] period, has also been excavated.<ref>Elisha, 2013, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=5396&mag_id=120 Rantis, Spot Height 211]</ref> |
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⚫ | During the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Crusader]] period, it was known as ''Arimathia'', ''Arimatie'', ''Abarimatie'', and ''Rantis''.<ref name=Pringle199>Pringle, 1998, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2Y0tA0xLzwEC&pg=PA199 199]-200</ref> By 1150, the [[Premonstratensians]] were represented in Rentis with a house.<ref name=Pringle199/> In 1159–60, Crusader sources mention a church in the village.<ref name=Pringle199/><ref>de Roziére, 1849, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/cartulairedelgl00jergoog#page/n142/mode/1up 131]-133; pp. [https://archive.org/stream/cartulairedelgl00jergoog#page/n144/mode/1up 133]-135. Cited in Röhricht, 1893, RHH, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/regestaregnihie00rhgoog#page/n100/mode/1up 94]-95, Nos 358, 360</ref> |
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===Ottoman period=== |
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⚫ | In 1882 the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described Rantis as a village, principally made of [[adobe]], on a slope, surrounded by open ground and a few |
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====16th century==== |
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⚫ | Rantis was incorporated into the [[Ottoman Empire]] in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the [[daftar|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Jabal Qubal of the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|Liwa]]'' of [[Sanjak of Nablus|Nablus]]. It had a population of 20 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and/or beehives, and a [[winepress|wine-]] or [[olive press]]; a total of 2,500 [[Akçe]].<ref name=Hutteroth132>Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 136</ref> |
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In 1838, [[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Edward Robinson]] noted it as a village, ''Rentis'', in the ''Jurat Merda'' district, south of Nablus.<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/126/mode/1up 126]</ref> |
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⚫ | In [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945]], the population was 1,280, all Muslims,<ref name=1945p30>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p30.jpg |
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In 1870/71 (1288 [[Anno Hegirae|AH]]), an Ottoman census listed the village in the ''[[nahiya]]'' (sub-district) of Jamma'in al-Awwal, subordinate to Nablus.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grossman |first=David |title=Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine |publisher=Magnes Press |year=2004 |location=Jerusalem |pages=252}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1882, the [[Palestine Exploration Fund|PEF]]'s ''[[PEF Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine]]'' (SWP) described Rantis as a village, principally made of [[adobe]], on a slope, surrounded by open ground and a few olive trees. Water was supplied by [[cistern]]s. The SWP assumed the village was "ancient", as rock-cut tombs were found there.<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/286/mode/1up 286]-287</ref> |
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⚫ | In the [[1922 census of Palestine]] conducted by the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], Rantis had a population of 824 inhabitants, all [[Muslim]]s,<ref name="Census1922">Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramleh, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n24/mode/1up 22]</ref> increasing in the [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] to 954, still all Muslims, in a total of 213 houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 22].</ref> |
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⚫ | In the [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945 statistics]], the population was of 1,280, all Muslims,<ref name=1945p30>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p30.jpg 30]</ref> while the total land area was 30,933 [[dunam]]s, according to an official land and population survey.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/al-Ramla/Page-068.jpg 68]</ref> Of this, 1,299 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 7,341 for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/al-Ramla/Page-117.jpg 117]</ref> while 30 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/al-Ramla/Page-167.jpg 167]</ref> |
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A report by Major General [[Vagn Bennike]], Chief of Staff of the [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization]], to the [[United Nations Security Council]] read: |
A report by Major General [[Vagn Bennike]], Chief of Staff of the [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization]], to the [[United Nations Security Council]] read: |
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<blockquote>On 28–29 January 1953 Israeli military forces estimated at 120 to 150 men, using 2-inch mortars, 3-inch mortars, P.I.A.T. (projectors, infantry, anti-tank) weapons, bangalore |
<blockquote>On 28–29 January 1953 Israeli military forces estimated at 120 to 150 men, using 2-inch mortars, 3-inch mortars, [[PIAT|P.I.A.T.]] (projectors, infantry, anti-tank) weapons, [[bangalore torpedo]]es (long metal tubes containing an explosive charge), machine-guns, grenades and small arms, crossed the demarcation line and attacked the Arab villages of [[Falameh]] [Falāma, Falamya] and Rantis. At Falameh the [[mukhtar]] was killed, seven other villagers were wounded, and three houses were demolished. The attack lasted four and a half hours. Israel was condemned for this act by the [[Jordan–Israel Mixed Armistice Commission|Mixed Armistice Commission]].<ref>UNSC official records, Report of Major General Vagn Bennike to 630th Meeting held on 27 October 1953 [https://unispal.un.org/DPA/DPR/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/017eefb458011c9d05256722005e5499?OpenDocument S/PV.630]</ref><ref>[https://www.un.org/unispal/document/auto-insert-176158/ Attacks on West Bank village Qibya, Gaza Bureij camp – UNTSO report (Bennike), SecCo debate, SecGen statement – Verbatim record]</ref></blockquote> |
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In 1961, the population of Rantis was 1,539.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]</ref> |
In 1961, the population of Rantis was 1,539.<ref>Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]</ref> |
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===Post-1967=== |
===Post-1967=== |
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After the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, Rantis has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation]]. |
After the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967, Rantis has been under [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank|Israeli occupation]]. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 897, 27 of whom originated from Israeli territory.<ref name=67census>{{cite web |url=http://www.levyinstitute.org/pubs/1967_census/vol_1_tab_2.pdf |title=The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version |author=Perlmann, Joel |date=November 2011 – February 2012 |website=[[Levy Economics Institute]] |access-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref> |
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After the [[Oslo II Accord|1995 accords]], about 12% of the village land was classified as [[Palestinian enclaves|Area B]], while the remainder 88% was classified as [[Area C (West Bank)|Area C]]. According to [[Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem|ARIJ]], Israel has confiscated village land to be used for bypass roads for [[Israeli settlement]]s. The [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] will extend for 4 km on Rantis village land, and leave 1,815 dunams (16.6%) of the village land behind the barrier.<ref>[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Rantis_vp_en.pdf Rantis Village Profile], [[Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem|ARIJ]], pp. 16-17</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite journal|last= Elisha|first=Yossi|date= 2011-09-26 |url=http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=1826&mag_id=118 |title=Rantis (Northwest)|publisher=Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel |number=123}} |
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*{{cite journal|last= Elisha|first=Yossi|date= 2013-12-08 |url=http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=5396&mag_id=120 |title=Rantis, Spot Height 211|publisher=Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel |number=125}} |
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 12 October 2024
Rantis | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | رنتيس |
• Latin | Rantes (official) |
Location of Rantis within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°01′41″N 35°01′10″E / 32.02806°N 35.01944°E | |
Palestine grid | 151/159 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Area | |
• Total | 11,046 dunams (11.0 km2 or 4.2 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 3,179 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Name meaning | Rentis, personal name[2] |
Rantis (Arabic: رنتيس) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located in the northwestern Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, 33 kilometers northwest of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 3,179 in 2017.[1] Its population consists primarily of six clans: Danoun, Wahdan, Khallaf, Ballot, Dar Abo Salim, al-Ryahee and Hawashe.[3]
Rantis has a land area 11,046 dunams of which 589 dunams are built-up area.[3] The town's main economic sector is agriculture and 20% of its land area is planted with crops. There are two primary schools and two kindergartens. Other facilities include three clinics, a bus station, a club and two mosques.[3]
Location
[edit]Rantis is located 22.2 km northwest of Ramallah. It is bordered by Al Lubban al Gharbi and Abud land to the east, Al Lubban al Gharbi village land to the north, Israel to the west and Shuqba to the south.[4]
Connection to Arimathea of the Gospels
[edit]All the four Gospels mention Joseph of Arimathea, the man who placed Christ's body in his own tomb.[5] Conflicting traditions urge[clarification needed] Arimathea's location at modern Rantis, 15 miles east of Jaffa.[6][clarification needed] A monastery dedicated to Joseph of Arimathea was erected there.[when?][6] Other suggestions for Arimathea include ar-Ram and al-Bireh-Ramallah, 5 and 8 miles north of Jerusalem, respectively.[6]
Both Eusebius and Jerome identify Arimathea with the birthplace of biblical prophet Samuel.[6] Strong mediaeval traditions supporting this claim celebrated this place as the prophet's original home.[6] In the 4th century, Jerome reported that his friend, Saint Paula, visited the location.[6]
History
[edit]Prehistory
[edit]In a nearby cave, flint artefacts have been found, possibly produced during the Middle Paleolithic period, occasionally by the Levallois technique.[7]
Iron Age to Byzantine period
[edit]The Survey of Western Palestine assumed the village was "ancient", as rock-cut tombs were found south-west of the village.[8]
Archaeological excavation have uncovered sherds from the Iron Age and Persian period.[9]
In 145 BCE, Rentis, then known as Rathamin, was cut off from Samaria and incorporated into Judaea. It served as a toparchy's headquarters before Thamna took its position.[10]
Other archaeological finds include remains of a road and a building from the Roman period.[9] A building, probably dating to the Byzantine period, has also been excavated.[11]
Crusader period
[edit]During the Crusader period, it was known as Arimathia, Arimatie, Abarimatie, and Rantis.[12] By 1150, the Premonstratensians were represented in Rentis with a house.[12] In 1159–60, Crusader sources mention a church in the village.[12][13]
In 1187 Rantis was conquered by Saladin, and the Crusaders were never able to return despite the very fact that Amalric of Jerusalem used to rule the area before being succeeded to Sidon at around 1153.[12]
Ottoman period
[edit]16th century
[edit]Rantis was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 20 households and 2 bachelors, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and/or beehives, and a wine- or olive press; a total of 2,500 Akçe.[14]
19th century
[edit]In 1838, Edward Robinson noted it as a village, Rentis, in the Jurat Merda district, south of Nablus.[15]
The French explorer Victor Guérin visited the village in 1870, and found that it had 400 inhabitants, and that it was surrounded by olives and tobacco-plantations.[16]
In 1870/71 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of Jamma'in al-Awwal, subordinate to Nablus.[17]
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Rantis as a village, principally made of adobe, on a slope, surrounded by open ground and a few olive trees. Water was supplied by cisterns. The SWP assumed the village was "ancient", as rock-cut tombs were found there.[18]
British Mandate
[edit]In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Rantis had a population of 824 inhabitants, all Muslims,[19] increasing in the 1931 census to 954, still all Muslims, in a total of 213 houses.[20]
In the 1945 statistics, the population was of 1,280, all Muslims,[21] while the total land area was 30,933 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[22] Of this, 1,299 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 7,341 for cereals,[23] while 30 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.[24]
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Rantis 1944 1:20,000
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Rantis 1945 1:250,000
Jordanian period (1948-1967)
[edit]In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Rantis came under Jordanian rule.
1953 Israeli raid
[edit]A report by Major General Vagn Bennike, Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, to the United Nations Security Council read:
On 28–29 January 1953 Israeli military forces estimated at 120 to 150 men, using 2-inch mortars, 3-inch mortars, P.I.A.T. (projectors, infantry, anti-tank) weapons, bangalore torpedoes (long metal tubes containing an explosive charge), machine-guns, grenades and small arms, crossed the demarcation line and attacked the Arab villages of Falameh [Falāma, Falamya] and Rantis. At Falameh the mukhtar was killed, seven other villagers were wounded, and three houses were demolished. The attack lasted four and a half hours. Israel was condemned for this act by the Mixed Armistice Commission.[25][26]
1961 population numbers
[edit]In 1961, the population of Rantis was 1,539.[27]
Post-1967
[edit]After the Six-Day War in 1967, Rantis has been under Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census conducted by the Israeli authorities was 897, 27 of whom originated from Israeli territory.[28]
After the 1995 accords, about 12% of the village land was classified as Area B, while the remainder 88% was classified as Area C. According to ARIJ, Israel has confiscated village land to be used for bypass roads for Israeli settlements. The Israeli West Bank barrier will extend for 4 km on Rantis village land, and leave 1,815 dunams (16.6%) of the village land behind the barrier.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 241
- ^ a b c The Segregation Wall threatens the practice of territorial expansion in Rantis village Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem. 2004-06-26.
- ^ Rantis Village Profile, ARIJ, p. 4
- ^ Matthew 27:57; Mark 15:43; Luke 23:50–51; John 19:38.
- ^ a b c d e f Armathaim, also Arimathea - (Ranthis). Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. [dead link]
- ^ Lupu et al, 2009, Rantis Cave
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 367
- ^ a b Elisha, 2011, Rantis (Northwest)
- ^ Avi-Yonah, Michael (1976). "Gazetteer of Roman Palestine". Qedem. 5: 31. ISSN 0333-5844. JSTOR 43587090.
- ^ Elisha, 2013, Rantis, Spot Height 211
- ^ a b c d Pringle, 1998, pp. 199-200
- ^ de Roziére, 1849, pp. 131-133; pp. 133-135. Cited in Röhricht, 1893, RHH, pp. 94-95, Nos 358, 360
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 136
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 126
- ^ Guérin, 1875, p. 113
- ^ Grossman, David (2004). Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine. Jerusalem: Magnes Press. p. 252.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. 286-287
- ^ Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramleh, p. 22
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 22.
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 30
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 68
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 117
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 167
- ^ UNSC official records, Report of Major General Vagn Bennike to 630th Meeting held on 27 October 1953 S/PV.630
- ^ Attacks on West Bank village Qibya, Gaza Bureij camp – UNTSO report (Bennike), SecCo debate, SecGen statement – Verbatim record
- ^ Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 24
- ^ Perlmann, Joel (November 2011 – February 2012). "The 1967 Census of the West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Digitized Version" (PDF). Levy Economics Institute. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Rantis Village Profile, ARIJ, pp. 16-17
Bibliography
[edit]- Barron, J.B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Dauphin, C. (1998). La Palestine byzantine, Peuplement et Populations. BAR International Series 726 (in French). Vol. III : Catalogue. Oxford: Archeopress. ISBN 0-860549-05-4.
- Elisha, Yossi (2011-09-26). "Rantis (Northwest)" (123). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
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(help) - Finkelstein, I.; Lederman, Zvi, eds. (1997). Highlands of many cultures. Tel Aviv: Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University Publications Section. ISBN 965-440-007-3. (pp. 179–181)
- Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics (1964). First Census of Population and Housing. Volume I: Final Tables; General Characteristics of the Population (PDF).
- Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
- Guérin, V. (1875). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 2: Samarie, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Lupu, Ronit; et al. (2009-07-29). "Rantis Cave" (121). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
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(help) - Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Pringle, D. (1998). The Churches of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: L-Z (excluding Tyre). Vol. II. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39037-0.
- Rey, E.G. [in French] (1883). Les colonies franques de Syrie aux XIIme et XIIIme siècles (in French). Paris: A. Picard. (p. 414)
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
- de Rozière, ed. (1849). Cartulaire de l'église du Saint Sépulchre de Jérusalem: publié d'après les manuscrits du Vatican (in Latin and French). Paris: Imprimerie nationale.
- Röhricht, R. (1893). (RRH) Regesta regni Hierosolymitani (MXCVII-MCCXCI) (in Latin). Berlin: Libraria Academica Wageriana.
External links
[edit]- Welcome To Rantis
- Rantis, Welcome to Palestine
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Rantis Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
- Rantis Village Profile, (ARIJ)
- Rantis aerial photo, (ARIJ)
- Rantis.org