page_title: Bayt Nattif
hierarchical_section_title: Bayt Nattif
caption_attribution_description: National Maritime Museum, Israel - Terracotta Figurines המוזיאון הימי הלאומי בחיפה צלמית נער, "טיפוס בית נטיף", פלג גופו העליון מתואר בצורה סכימטית בלא התייחסות לפרטים אנטומיים, את הצוואר מקשט ענק עם מדליון, תקופה רומית מאוחרת סוף המאה ה-3 תחילת המאה ה-4 לספירה
context_page_description: Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif was a Palestinian Arab village, located some 20 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron.
  In Roman times the town was known as Bethletepha, and commonly known by its Greek equivalent, Bethletephon. The original Arabic version of the name was Bayt Lettif.
  The village lay nestled on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt to its south. It contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas lay in the vicinity.
  During the British Mandate it was part of the Hebron Subdistrict. Bayt Nattif was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har.
context_section_description: Bayt Nattif or Beit Nattif (Arabic: بيت نتّيف‎, Hebrew: בית נטיף‎ and בית נתיף‎ alternatively) was a Palestinian Arab village, located some 20 kilometers (straight line distance) southwest of Jerusalem, midway on the ancient Roman road between Beit Guvrin and Jerusalem, and 21 km northwest of Hebron.
  In Roman times the town was known as Bethletepha, and commonly known by its Greek equivalent, Bethletephon. The original Arabic version of the name was Bayt Lettif.
  
  The village lay nestled on a hilltop, surrounded by olive groves and almonds, with woodlands of oak and carobs overlooking Wadi es-Sunt (the Elah Valley) to its south. It contained several shrines, including a notable one dedicated to al-Shaykh Ibrahim. Roughly a dozen khirbas lay in the vicinity.
  During the British Mandate it was part of the Hebron Subdistrict. Bayt Nattif was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on October 21, 1948 under Operation Ha-Har.
caption: Figurine discovered in Bayt Nattif
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