"The general design of the bridge and its position on the route to Gaza suggest it was built in the thirteenth century, like the bridges of Lydda and Yibna. A bridge near Isdud was noted by the thirteenth-century autor Ibn Shaddad"(p. 159)
Petersen (2002), p. 158-9
see also Bnot Ya'akov Bridge 12th century bridge destroyed early 20th century
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are: "The site is overgrown with cactus plants and fig and olive trees."
In the late nineteenth century, the village of Bayt Mahsir was described as a village of moderate size that stood on several spurs overlooking lower hills to the west. The villagers grew olive trees to the north and obtained their water from a spring to the northeast.< ref>Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener: The Survey of Western Palestine. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (1881) III:16. Quoted in Khalidi, p.275< /ref>
Pappe. p.140 "11 May, 1948: "we are currently blowing up the houses. We have already blown up 60-70 houses. [1]
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are: "Several village houses have been spared, and are for the most part interspersed among the houses of the settlement of Beyt Me'ir. Two large, rectangular-shaped, almost identical houses built of limestone rise above the Israeli settlement's cabin-like residences. The remains of a flour mill, a metal machine with flywheels fitted over a stone structure, can still be seen. There is a wild forest of old trees on the eastern edge of the village site, on top of the mountain. The tomb of al-' Ajami, together with other graves, are among the trees."
In the late nineteenth century, the village of Sataf was described as a village of moderate size, built of stone and situated on the steep side of a valley.< ref>Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener: The Survey of Western Palestine. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (1881) III:22. Quoted in Khalidi, p.317< /ref>
Morris (2004): M 13-14 July 1948, p. xx, village #354 p. 95, 436, 447
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are: Many half-destroyed walls still stand, and some still have arched doorways. The walls of a few houses with collapsed roofs are almost intact. A broken-down military jeep lies among the stone rubble that covers the site. The area around the village spring, which is located to the east next to the ruins of a rectangular stone house, has been turned into an Israeli tourist site. A Jewish family has settled on the west side of the village, and has fenced in some of the village area
In 1596, Al-Tabigha formed part of the Ottoman Empire, a village in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Jira under the liwa' ("district") of Safad, with a population of 44. It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat and barley, as well as on goats, beehives and orchards.[2]
"Ain Tabegha" visited by Burchhard in 1816: a few houses and a mill < ref>1822, p. 318< /ref>
Robinson1856 ...find ref!
Oliphant 1887, 228 ...find ref!
Morris: (Tabigha, Arab al Shamalina), M/E, 4 May 1948, xvii, village #77 p.250, 372
According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The village site, partly covered by thorn grass and cactus, has piles of stones and crumbled stone walls scattered about. The Christian churches, monasteries, and shrines in the vicinity still stand
Hoexter, Miriam 1973. "The Role of the Qays and Yaman Factions in Local Political Divisions. Jabal Nablus Compared with the Judean Hills in the First Half of ... She is quoted here: www.ciaonet.org/book/cup/0001178/f_0001178_1007.pdf
^Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter and Kamal Abdulfattah (1977), Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. p. 176. Quoted in Khalidi (1992), p. 542