In the Peutinger Tables in 393 CE, Bayt Jibrin was called Beitogabri. In the Talmud, compiled between the 3rd and 4th centuries, it was known as Beit Gubrin (or Guvrin). To the Crusaders, it was known as Bethgibelin or Gibelin.Jean Richard (1921) "The Crusaders c1071-c1291" reprinted 2001 Cambridge University Press p. 140The Guide to Israel, Zev Vilnay, Hamakor Press, Jerusalem 1972, p.276
