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Comment: Could be added to Bedouin#Tribes and populations. The current sources don't show that they're notable by themselves (or, indeed, provide enough information to write much more than a sentence or two—which would fit in the Bedouin article). LittlePuppers (talk) 20:50, 12 August 2026 (UTC)
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Sinai | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, previously Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs, Bedouins, Egyptians |
The Jebeliya are a Bedouin tribe in the Sinai peninsula descending from soldiers brought to the Justinian I Sinai peninsula when he built the Mount Sinai Monastery. In the 7th century during the Islamic colonization of the levant, the Jebeliya (according to legend) harboured the founder of Islam, Muhammed. During that same period they converted to Islam. They are divided into four families:
- Descendants of Selim
- Descendants of Emb or Ouhembat
- Descendants of Ntzinti
- Descendants of Hement[1]
The Monastary has served as a pilgrimage and visitor spot for people of different religions, cultures, languages, and Ethnicities.[2]
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History
[edit]6th Century
[edit]In the 6th century Justinian I brought 200 families from Alexandria and Pontus to defend and assist the monks of the Monastery.[2]
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7th century
[edit]During the Islamic conquest of the Levant the Jebeliya were hospitable to Muhammed and converted to Islam. The Monastery later received a letter of protection stamped with his handprint.[citation needed]
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Modern period
[edit]In the 80s and 90s the Monastery constructed medical and dental clinics, giving free assistance to people regardless of identity.[citation needed]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "People". Friends of Mount Sinai Monastery. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
- 1 2 "BEDOUIN TRIBES". www.sinaimonastery.com. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
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