▁side . ▁They ▁occur ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost ▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights , ▁the ▁Ha ur an , ▁and ▁in ▁Jordan , ▁which ▁probably ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁concentration ▁of ▁dol men ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁In ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁only ▁very ▁few ▁dol men ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁so ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁He j az . ▁They ▁seem , ▁however , ▁to ▁re - emer ge ▁in ▁Y emen ▁in ▁small ▁numbers , ▁and ▁thus ▁could ▁indicate ▁a ▁continuous ▁tradition ▁related ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Som alia ▁and ▁Eth iop ia . ▁ ▁The ▁standing ▁stone ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁ancient ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁d ating ▁back ▁from ▁Mes op ot am ian ▁times . ▁Although ▁not ▁always ▁' m eg al ith ic ' ▁in ▁the ▁true ▁sense , ▁they ▁occur ▁throughout ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁can ▁reach ▁ 5 ▁metres ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁( such ▁as ▁at ▁A der ▁in ▁Jordan ). ▁This ▁phenomen on ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁trac ed ▁through ▁many ▁pass ages ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁related ▁to ▁Jacob , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Abraham , ▁who ▁pou red ▁oil ▁over ▁a ▁stone ▁that ▁he ▁ere cted ▁after ▁his ▁famous ▁dream ▁in ▁which ▁ang els ▁clim bed ▁to ▁heaven ▁( Gen esis ▁ 2 8 : 1 0 - 2 2 ). ▁Jacob ▁is ▁also ▁described ▁as ▁putting ▁up ▁stones ▁at ▁other ▁occasions , ▁whereas ▁Mos es ▁ere cted ▁twelve ▁pill ars ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁tribes ▁of ▁Israel