 It appeared in the 1596 tax-records as "'Arafat", located in the "Nahiya" of Jabal Qubal of the "Liwa" of Nablus.The population was 6 households, all Muslim.They paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues and a fixed tax for people of Nablus area; a total of 3,100 akçe.