This paper sheds more light on Udhruḥ during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, based on both historical sources and archaeological data. It presents new unpublished Arabic‐Christian inscriptions that were found inside the site’s Byzantine church, which confirm the continuity of Christianity in the region during the Islamic period.
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