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Acre, Ahihud (Beri) Ashdod, Ashkelon, Lod, Jerusalem, Hebron, Be'er Sheva, and Zekharia (Beit Zacharia) are all settlements that predate the Muslim conquest of the Levant. They are mentioned in several records from antiquity, such as the Madaba Map (600 AD). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant#:~:text=The%20Muslim%20conquest%20of%20the,Syria%20by%20the%20Rashidun%20Caliphate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewish_War https://archive.org/details/mosaicmapofmadab0000donn/page/98/mode/2up?view=theater&q=z
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