Saudi Arabia has the Oldest Standing Church on Earth?
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2019
- Where is the last place you'd think to find a church? How about one of the oldest standing churches? Well located in the desert outside of Jubail, Saudi Arabia sits a piece of history!
Built around the 4th century is an Eastern Christian church that was discovered in 1986 when somebody got stuck in a sand dune and dug up one of the walls. Today, the church sits inside of a fence next to one of the many oil refineries in the area. Jubail, Saudi Arabia is the World's Largest Industrial City that covers around 390 square miles.
Unfortunately, there just isn't much information on this church anywhere online. After extensive research we were able to find maybe five websites that had some information on the church itself. As a warning, any information regarding the actual layout of the church is purely speculation based on modern churches and our guess. So please do your own research to come up with your own conclusion as this is just our opinion.
Location: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
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You are the first youtubers in the world who has the privilege to explore and reveal the history behind this place.. well done..
I’m Assyrian and I’m proud of my church ✝️🙏🏽❤️💐
I am Muslim and call to preserve this church.
Glory be to God almighty
Is not your church is church of the east many arab tribe follows this church in the past separate between ethnicity and religion
Is not your church is arab church assyirian is not even worthy anymore
@@joahua122 it is the Assyrian church of the East the Assyrian had missionaries that traveled all over the world spreading Christianity even the Saudis were Christians
Very nice educational video. I’m from Saudi Arabia and I’ve never know about this Church. I hope it will be preserved and cleaned for tourists.
Thank for the video!
Before there had a Christian and Jewish..after Islam raised everything destroyed by Muhammad.
@UC2eGIWOj8-1Sn8LqhVecsIA pajeeet you need to mind your own business
@@yakmi1116 pajit here.
Thats what say there religion of peace..... That trays of there atrocities to other religion
@@sellboryfamily4713 good
I m Assyrian I’m proud of my church- thank you Randy
Its not your church btw he's wrong.
Which country do you come from ?
@Ashuristan it isn't , unless you're saying there were Assyrians in te Arabian peninsula in the fifth century lol
@@nayokaldou6251
We are Both same ppl idiot
Stay in the west and stay away from us
They made Assyrians a minority and changed Syriac that belongs to Syrians into an Arab republic
As a Saudi Arabian I’ve never heard of that church ! hope to go there soon
Wow, this video is awesome.. I'm Saudi and I didn't know about this church before 😃.
Great video I agree
Same Here, never knew about it
Of course you didn't know. Islamic empires of the past have destroyed every Pagan pre islamic sights and stuff, and the House of Saud just pretty much cleaned up every church and synagogues.
@@jamieammar6131 ???
ليتك تاهب ضفعه كبر راسك
Man I thought you’re Saudi from the thumbnail until you said I’m Randy 😂
Welcome to Saudi 🇸🇦🇺🇸
Muhammed Zahid 🇧🇸
Muhammad destroyed everything for Islam
@@sellboryfamily4713 based man
@@sellboryfamily4713 Every idea and ideology was spread through force whether you like it or not, even the indians were slaughtering each other, so let’s not be hypocritical
Do you really think Americans are natives in America?? Since you people hate anyone who has a Christian roots and considered them as people with no land 🧐
The Arabian peninsula is rich with culture and historic places
@slashZ890 nonsense , show me in which historical records that Arabs before islam were not considered an etrhnic group ? do you even know what the word Arab is originated from ? show me were in historical records Arabs were not Arabs before islam .
@@AnunnakiThe1 Quran recitation in Arabic everywhere on earth in Brazil China USA England even in your country ! What a great nation !
@@mohking5007 , nonsense , the Arabic Language is originated from both Aramaic and Canaanite , after the fall of Egypt and Mesopotamia ( the two rival Ancient superpowers ) Arabs facing Babylon and the Medes , had to go off down to the desert as Nomads to escape the wipeout , you don't even know the History of Ara-abba ( the Nomad ) , Arabs use to be the Badians of trading , like the phoencians who mastered the sea trade ? Arabs were more Land dwelers and used Camels to travel from and to Asia, Africa and Phoenicia , shit man you need to study your History as an Arab to understand how Muhammad and his fkry wiped you all from existence as an Ethnic group and converted you all into his Cult slaves of Islam . denied from even having the right to think for yourselves .
@@mohking5007 , oh and by the way Muslims don't even Worship Allah , they worship Muhammad himself, hence in each Aya of Qur'an sealing sentence staes : salla'allahu alaihi oa salla'am : to mean : and Allah prayed upon him and surrendered ( a God submitting to his own creation Authority ) which placed Muhammad above his God in Authority , that ? my friend is called : Human fuckery .
@@mohking5007 you can destroy me ! but you can never defeat me , no human can only the Gods of heaven bear the power to create or destroy life .
Islam is a pathetic cult with a pathetic future and anyone that follows ? is a dead person from the moment they submit to it .
there are more people on Earth still refuse the Quran over two thirds , and islam is declining even when i was in IRAQ , lots of Muslims left islam they pretended been Muslims but secretly were praying to jesus Christ and God since death is the price of Apostasy in Islam .
Church of East was the Christian Church existed in Arabian peninsula. It is an Isolated christian church from Roman Empire churches. It gives equal importance to humanity of Jesus Christ with his divinity. Roman Empire churches focuses on divinity of Jesus Christ.
Beth Qatar ( Qatar ) was the center of Christianity in the peninsula. The other dioces in the peninsula includes The diocese of Mashmahig ( Bahrain ) , The diocese of Beth Mazunaye (Oman) ,
The diocese of Dairin , The diocese of Hagar , The diocese of Hatta ,The diocese of Soqotra , The diocese of Yemen and Sanaa
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_(East_Syriac_ecclesiastical_province)
I believe Assyrian church was the original church not infiltrated with Roman pagan practices.
Kaaba in mecca built by Abraham for worshipping Elohim(Elai, Eloi, Allah).
Jacob, David, Moses, Jesus are worshiping Elohim. That's the original place of worship.
@@aanandika9975 wat
@@aanandika9975 kaaba is a pagan quraish temple..SYou should stop kissing the pagan black stone hajar aswad.
@@alangervasis Maybe you could do some research on the Kaaba history before the period of the pagan Arabs. Abraham existed many years before Jesus and Muhammad.
is not assyirian church but church of the east assyirian church is made up term the followers is arab christian
Thank you. This is a reminder that Paul spent 3 years in Saudi Arabia at the ministry.
Well put together, informative and easy to watch! Thanks again fellas 💕
So glad you did this RUclips. It shows the details I was always curious about. Nice professional job with a bit of humor, made it fun as well.
I lived all my life in Jubail since 1982 ... this is the first time I new about this place 👍🏼
We know they never told you...although Saidia had Christians and Jews before Islam
So interesting loved the music ...i could feel the heat
well done great video
I pray for my Lord to rebuild another church , to allow christian pray in Saudi Arabia. 🙏
No
Saudi here, I am muslim and I hope people of other faiths can practice their religions freely everywhere.
@@Sarah-cn4yy thank you brother
Nooooo we saudi no Christianity in here
@@6trrr
الله يقوي إيمانك😂
Well, this interesting! Thanks Randy for sharing this with us. it is kind of new to me to correlate Christian monuments to Saudi Arabia, but that was informative.
There are plenty of other monuments, Christianity was widespread in Arabia before Islam
By the way, there is an old church in Najran, south of Saudi Arabia
فهد Hello, salam. Do you have its exact location?
Musaaud Al-hawaly Hello thank you for the reply. I am interested to visit this place once everything goes normal. Do you have its exact location in Google maps? If so I am willing to drop my WhatsApp number here. Thank you.
I’m from najran
@@sulaimanalharmosh6017 Wissalh
@@sulaimanalharmosh6017 يامي ؟
Good Job Cole and Randy
I'm assyrian and this is awesome 😭 semitic pride ☝🏻
@ማትያስ we assyrians are proud semites 👉👌👉✊👈 👞👞👞👞
@ማትያስ we assyrians are proud semites 👉👌👉✊👈 👞👞👞👞
@@xlimx4970 mahn.....assyrian means a culture like amrican or german or indian etc....they have assyrian orthodox church over there
لبى عسير ❤
@@user-kd9ci8dg7u
مو عسير ياغالي قصدهم الاشوريين
I will be visiting Jubail soon to see the church only if it will be allowed to.
Ofcourse your allowed
I you are white and American you are allowed but if your asian or african you are not. Goodluck if you will not encounter religious fanatics there in KSA. PS I worked in that place before and we are treated as 2nd class citizen always afraid that we will be treated badly by locals.
Airways a pleasure to watch your videos, I feel like I am there. Kudos to Cole, GREAT JOB !
honestly, this is my hometown and this is the first time I heard about it. Amazing
Randy,
You’re a good man. I’m watching all of your videos.
God bless you.
Thank you for making a documentary on Jubail Church in Arabia
Awesome video..well done mr randy and mr cole
What a very well put together video very interesting, the editing so extremely good. The history you shared with us is very interesting also.. thank you Randy and Cole.
I remember going there in 1986 but there was a fence around it with an armed guard with we paid to let us in to take pictures. I don't remember it being that large, maybe they excavated more of it sense then. I worked at the Naval Academy in Jubail.
Location plz
I lived there then. Did the same. Was able to find some relics pieces which I still have. Didn’t realize it would be so big. Glad it has been preserved.
@@mikeaderson7462 please return the relics. Or submit it to an official museum. BTW what are the artifacts you found?
@@mikeaderson7462 bring them back thief
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh christians have good jokes
Brilliant Cole and Randy! Thank you very much.
I always look forward to new videos you two come out with. It’s cool we get to go along on periscope and then see the magic of Cole’s editing when the video comes together. Another great one guys👍🏻
Thank you sheik Randy. Well done.🤠🌎⛪🖐👽
Great one you guys!
Great production!!
It is natural to find many churches in Saudi Arabia. The Christian religion came from the Middle East. I'm sure there are many churches and temples. Not discovered or destroyed by time. Our ancestors believed in heavenly religions such as Judaism and Christianity.
فهد yet your religion expelled Jews from Saudi Arabia and Christianity is not allowed in Saudi Arabia
@@covfefe1787
Regarding the story of expelling the Jews, they are betrayed by the covenant and agreements and do not defend them as the blind. I told you that they are a major reason for the disappearance of the Christians here and the story of the burning of the Christians in Najran, the Jews who did.
@@covfefe1787
Yes, this is my religion, Islam is monotheistic, and we are proud of it. If our ancestors were Christians, then we are on the religion of Christ Jesus, and not on the faith of Roman pagan. Our ancestors converted to Islam because he was monotheistic from the Lord. Christian Jews are the ones who burned them and search for the story of Christ Najran before you utter an ignorance of defending the Jews as the blind and they are a main reason for killing Christians here. Do you understand?
Musaaud Al-hawaly it’s against the law the only religion by law is Islam and apostates are dealt with execution it is estimated that there are as many as 3 million hidden Christians in Saudi Arabia and about another 3 million atheists or agnostics finally Saudi Arabia will allow a catholic church to be build in Saudi Arabia maybe they should start with a cathedral in Mecca just like there is a mosque in Rome and Jerusalem our holy sites your holy rock will be a huge tourist destination if you open up Mecca to non Muslims. Saudi Arabia is not 100% Muslim its 70% Muslim at most registered Muslims aren’t necessarily practicing Muslim either though the Christian population is growing with thousands of converts per year. If Saudi Arabia would recognize minority religions you would be surprised at the amount of your brothers and sisters are Christians and don’t have to hide it because of Islamic persecution
فهد
It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لأُخْرِجَنَّ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ حَتَّى لاَ أَدَعَ إِلاَّ مُسْلِمًا " .
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1767 a
In-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 75
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4366
Great job guys!
Nice Thanks cole keep up the good work.
Thanks Mr. Randy about this information but I’m saudi also live in Jubail for more 20 years I never know but this church even in saudi
Excellent informative video.
Great job Cole very interesting history lesson
Thx guys! I loved this video!
Cool Video. Nice editing..👌
Well done video. I was in Jubail when I worked at Aramco in 1999-2000. There were rumors of a church nearby, but those were in the days before Google Earth, so nobody knew exactly where it was. I don't know if access was forbidden, but it sure wasn't encouraged by authorities.
Nice :D
I came from the Saudi subreddit
God bless the church of the East ( the Assyrian church). The place that you said a statue of Jesus might have been located is the place for the cross to be located because the Assyrian church has never used statues in its buildings and all of prayers are said facing a cross
Wanna explore more about this church?
ruclips.net/user/AssyrianChurchTV
Yes, I belong to the ancient offshoots of the Assyrian church in India. We don’t uses statues either., we use the east-Syriac liturgy.
Very well done, i felt like i was there with you. Just leave the rocks there. haha
Something very very rare in Saudi Arabia thanks you made our day happy
Randy Horton& Cole Horton this video is very well done and shows history of the area! Cole you are so talanted!
Yes it is.👌
Randy nice to see u in jubali city , it's my favourite place , I used to live in sa more than two decades starting 1976 onward and was visiting jubail city frequently, your nice video recalled me old memories eastern province.
Nestorian East churches are well known pre Islam in Arabia and its islands since the 4th century .
Thank you for your information Randy 👍
worst days, we would've been liberal if we were christians
Very nice video Mr Randy I like it I love Saudi culture
God bless you brother Randy.
i was living there in 1986 when it was discovered by some people in 4 wheel drives. i went there when excavation had started, but was stopped when the crosses were found on the door. it was fenced and had guards watching. I was able to get in to look around when guards were not watching.
Any pictures did you have??
Love you Randy
Thanks for showcasing the rich Assyrian history of the Middle East! ✨ - an Assyrian
its Nestorian Church
reemJE We reject that term.
@@ramsen_ why?
@@hanafam1927 Our church is older than Nestorius, where the term “Nestorian Church” comes from.
@@ramsen_ lol 😂😂😂 assyirian church is made up term is church of the east the followers is arab not assyirian btw thank you ❤❤ even if arab convert to Christianity and follow assyirian church it doesn't make them assyirian as an Etnicity
Thanks for circulating this news..
I loved this place so much ,❤ hope they will preserve it.
Just left this site today 18/4/23. Gorgeous spectacular site. The road in is not bad. Do not approach the security gates. The entrance is fence behind bush there is a tire and a cinder block to assist. 🙏🏼 Such history should be preserved. Thank you for this video, it is whole reason for my adventure to see this.
Good randy Orton
GOD BLESS you BROTHER
Assyrians the original Christians 😍🙏🏽 Catholic x Orthodoxy is the only way
Happy old time ...
The Church that Jesus`s half brother James built still exists today in Israel though the locals use it as a rubbish tip and there is a Monastery in Iran which dates back to 66AD
Very nice
Lovely to know the old civilization
God bless you
The question is what happen with the people in this church
good question
Yes, as traditional owners well deserve compensation and recognition.
They were killed and forceful converted to Islam
So, the builders lived almost 200 years? @@AndrewKundya
Tq So much...👏👏
Thanks bro 🙏
There is a little town in Southern Lebanon named Bint Jbail. Early Phoenicians were formidable sailors and probably were here and named the area Jbail ( Jubail ).
there’s an interesting theory that Phoenician originated from Dilmun (ancient Bahrain) which is an island located in East Arabia
Yet they were not Assyrians who this church belongs to
@@CollinY818 The original people of the Assyrians were killed by King Nebuchadnezzar and the Medes and the peoples controlled by the Assyrians joined in killing the Assyrians
Very good
Wah I did not know there is a church in jubail and I'm in Saudi Arabia for eight years heading nine years now
معلومة جميلة ❤️❤️
By the way, if this video translated to Arabic it would go viral
كل زق
ايش فيك غبي
لو الناس يعرفون عن تاريخنا
أحسن من قعدة ملعون
According to Quran chapter 9 verses 28 & 29 the Christians and Jews were kicked out of Saudi Arabia
Your source? Because Quran never said that, Actually jews who were kicked from Hejaz, because they broke the covenant more than once, and they lived in south SA till 1948, and Christians tribes most of them accept islam and who didn’t, they immigrated to the North Arabia
Christian Arabs were in Najran and in the Ghassanid Kingdom near the Jordanian and Saudi borders, and they later converted to Islam.
As for the Jews, they were in Medina and Khaybar, and as a result of the many betrayals against the Muslims, many of them were killed and many expelled
it was arab christian and arab jews mean they follow judaism or christian
That what muslims do. Here is another reference I know -
Sunan abi dawud 3005
The city of Jubail can make a lot if money from tourists for eternity if they maintain the place well and perhaps renovate it to help preserve it.
hope the rest of the church is still there.
Hallelujah thank you Lord Jesus Christ 🙏
Randy do you ever go live her like you do on Periscope ?? Old Periscope viewer and would love to catch you live 💕
i am on periscope daily.
www.pscp.tv/randywhorton/1nAJEZXwNqaxL
i am mostly now on twitch.tv/randywhorton
Praise God for this discovery.
Thank so much for Jubail Video. I have been to there 20 year ago. Love you all from America. 🙏
can you give the coordinates so we can visit this.if it is allowed to.. I'm in Jubail right now...
Ad-orientem Church Architecture of this earliest Church is interesting.
Reminds me of Syro-Malabar Church Architecture...
Marvelous
The structure was well preserved buried in sand for 1600+ years. Comparing your vid to photos from 3-4 sources 1986-2015 the progressive deterioration is obvious. My guess is the building was buried rapidly as it has been claimed that paper was found, along with wood doors, pottery. I’ve read Dr A.M.A, the project head archeologist, never filed a report, does he still have the data and artifacts? Does he know where these are located? The same Arab source said AMA believed the structure was 3rd Century.
I'm in jubail right now sir! Please coordinates or location so i can visit the place
That church belonged to my people. Today there are 5 branches of what was once known as The Church Of The East. We are an ethnic group that speaks Aramaic and uses Aramaic in our liturgy in the church.
what is your people? no this church is Nestorian church in Eastern Arabia the people were Arabs not your ppl
@@Reemalarawi Assyrians are Semitic people, lots of them have been arabised after converting to Islam. the ones who still have their heritage as Assyrians are christian. btw we have a lot of Aramaic words in Arabic.
no they were Arab not assyrian and this church belongs to no one now because all of their decanted are Muslim nowadays, this area belongs to Mutier tribe you can know it by their name mutier from Mutran مطران which means bishop. I know because my grandmother is from this noble tribe.
Hello im living here in jubail may I know what is the exact location for this church? Coz i just want to visit
I’m Assyrian I belong to the church of the east we are still around
True is real name is church of the east there is arab tribe who follows this church before Islam anyway thanks for the real name
Randy 👍🏼
great youtube preamum
Hi dear nice video. a lot of places in saudi arabia related to Christianity. Can u make a video also of mount senai or Moses mountain its found in saudi also as I've heard.
Complete it and let the work of the lord continue,revealer, God bless you for the truth
Hiii where is the location
I am currently in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Great
It’s very very good
Surely this would of originally had a roof on and wouldn't of needed palm leaves .
I'm surprised it hasn't been demolished.
They would not have sat
In church. The early Church stood during the liturgy. No pews. The eastern Church retains this custom of standing still today.
I think you are the most lovely American we have ever seen in Saudi Arabia. 🥰 Doing find brother. You are living in a country that hate discrimination. Stay safe brother. 👍👍
The Saudi Arabia government is too dictator and mad .
Yakob Gebremariyam you are sick, see a doctor good for u
Yakob Gebremariyam we live in haven and u live in shit.
😂😂😂
@@Falcon-qg7sr he is right you know getting people for cheap labor and using the kefala system is disgusting
All of the arab and muslim world hates saudia arabia wake up
this church is located in the same region where St Isaac of Nineveh was born
No