ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ænd ˈoʊldɪst lˈændoʊnɪŋ fˈæmɪli ʌv wˈɑːdi ˈældʒˈɑːz wɜː ðə kˈɑːɾɪb fˈæmɪli ʌv dʒɚɹˈuːsələm, wˈɪtʃ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə fˈæmɪliz ˈoːɹəl hˈɪstɚɹi, sˈɛɾəld ɪn dʒɚɹˈuːsələm ɪnðə fˈoːɹtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The largest and oldest landowning family of Wadi al-Joz were the Khatib family of Jerusalem, which, according to the family's oral history, settled in Jerusalem in the 14th century.