However, control over this region is a complex and evolving situation | The Babylonian period Under the Babylonians, most Palestinian rulers remained in place, now as vassals of the king of Babylon |
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Of the over 140 Christian monasteries built in Palestine in this period, some were among the , including , is still in use to this day, in , and the near Jericho |
There they established five independent city-states including Gaza on a narrow strip of land known as Philistia.
His disciples were soon traveling the known world to spread their faith | The is bordered by Jordan to the east, and Israel to the north, south, and west |
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Schwartz writes that "the period of truly independent rule by the Hasmonean dynasty was very brief and, even then, the Jewish rulers never fully ceased being vassals of their stronger neighbors" | The revolt waned in the fall 1938 as the British organized the rebels' opponents in armed groups called "peace bands," headed by Fakhri al-Nashashibi and Fakhri 'Abd al-Hadi, previously Qawiqji's deputy |
Its sheikh, , supported Ibrahim Pasha during the revolt and was promoted as the Wali of Sidon, which included all of Palestine.
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