, ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁era , ▁Tan cred , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Gal ile e ▁granted ▁▁ ▁Ne in ▁together ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁villages ▁to ▁the ▁ab bey ▁of ▁Mount ▁T abor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 5 3 , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁H osp it all ers . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 2 6 3 , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁Bay bars . ▁ ▁Ott oman ▁era ▁Ne in , ▁like ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Palest ine , ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁located ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁nah i ya ▁of ▁Saf a ▁in ▁the ▁li wa ▁of ▁La j j un . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 1 9 ▁households , ▁all ▁Muslim . ▁They ▁paid ▁a ▁fixed ▁ ▁tax - rate ▁of ▁ 2 5 % ▁on ▁agricult ural ▁products , ▁including ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁summer ▁cro ps , ▁o live ▁trees , ▁go ats ▁and ▁be eh ives , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁winter ▁past ures ▁and ▁occas ional ▁reven ues ; ▁ ▁the ▁tax es ▁total led ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁ak ç e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁Robinson ▁and ▁Smith ▁ ▁noted ▁that ▁Ne in ▁had ▁decre ased ▁in ▁size ▁over ▁the ▁ages , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁ ▁time ▁a ▁small ▁ham let , ▁inhab ited ▁by