a sacred place of prayer. [87] [88] Cities that accepted the new rulers, as recorded in registrars from the time, were: Jerusalem, Nablus, Jenin , Acre , Tiberias, Bisan , Caesarea, Lajjun , Lydd , Jaffa , Imwas , Beit Jibrin , Gaza, Rafah , Hebron , Yubna , Haifa ,