And the old name of Medina is "Yathrib", and is derived from the name "Yithro"... that English Bibles translate as "Jethro"...the biblical figure was the priest of Midian during time of Moses.
A Jewish rabbi, Avi Lipkin, has written a book called "Return to Mecca" in which he makes this connection. He also goes so far as to assert that the Kaaba is the origin of the black cube that religious Jews wear on their foreheads and hands during prayer!!
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The city of "Medina" is derived from "Midian".
And the old name of Medina is "Yathrib", and is derived from the name "Yithro"... that English Bibles translate as "Jethro"...the biblical figure was the priest of Midian during time of Moses.
A Jewish rabbi, Avi Lipkin, has written a book called "Return to Mecca" in which he makes this connection. He also goes so far as to assert that the Kaaba is the origin of the black cube that religious Jews wear on their foreheads and hands during prayer!!