Crusader & Ayyubid periods The church was rebuilt by the Crusaders in the 12th century. During the Crusader period, the village was given as fief by Baldwin V of Jerusalem to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 11 After the Crusaders were defeated by the Ayyubid forces of Saladin in 1187, the church was destroyed and the village was abandoned.
crusader & ayyubid periods the church was rebuilt by the crusaders in the 12th century during the crusader period the village was given as fief by baldwin v of jerusalem to the church of the holy sepulchreconder and kitchener 1883 swp iii p 11 after the crusaders were defeated by the ayyubid forces of saladin in 1187 the church was destroyed and the village was abandoned