Stone of the Pregnant Woman
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The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek, Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. The smallest three are part of a podium wall in the Roman complex of the Temple of Jupiter Baal on Tel Baalbek and are known as the "Trilithon".
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The Baalbek Stones are six massive Roman worked stone blocks in Baalbek, Lebanon, characterised by a megalithic gigantism unparallelled in antiquity. The smallest three are part of a podium wall in the Roman complex of the Temple of Jupiter Baal on Tel Baalbek and are known as the "Trilithon".
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Near Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, there is a curios and mysterious stone, named by the locals “Hajar el Hibla” - The Stone of the Pregnant Woman - one of the largest existing monoliths, a rectangular block of 1650 tons, still inside the quarry. It carries many legends behind it. Perhaps the name of the monolith comes from a pregnant woman who tricked the people of Baalbek by saying that she could move the giant stone if they only fed her until the childbirth. Perhaps instead the monolith was placed there by the Annunaki (the Nefilim), the ancient astronauts who came from Nibiru, thanks to their advanced technologies. I like to think that the Giants, ancient inhabitants of those lands, with their stature out of the ordinary and with their strength have erected this imposing site. In the Bible, in the Book Numbers, Moses, while wandering in the desert with the Jews, sent spies to those lands for a possible invasion. But the spies reported, We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.” And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” We will never know!😌🧿🌴🗿
Alberto PalaAlberto Pala
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في مقلع للحجارة التي استخدمت حجارته لتخليد منطقة بعلبك بآثار تلك الحضارات وخاصة المعابد الرومانية المشهورة، وبعض الاثار العربية والاسلامية. على الاغلب اكثر ما استخدمت صخور هذا المقلع، هو في فترة السيطرة الرومانية على المنطقة، في بناء الابنية الضخمة أبرزها معابد بعلبك. صخرة المرأة الحامل او حجر الحبلى هي صخرة عملاقة تقع في مقلع للاحجار والصخور، منحوتة نحتاً مميزاً، وتعد من اكبر الاحجار المنحوتة في التاريخ القديم، يبلغ طولها ٢١ مترا، ومتوسط عرضها ٤،٠٨ مترا، وارتفاعها ٤،٢ مترا، فيما يصل وزنها الى نحو ١٠٠٠ طن ، وتم تقطيعها ونحتها قبل ٢٠٠٠ عام . في الحقبة الرومانية، كان الناس يعتقدون أن لهذا الحجر إمكانية منح المرأة العقيم، القدرة على الإنجاب ، فسميت هذه الصخرة بعدة اسماء، مثل: (حجر الحبلى الضخم) و(ححر الحبلى) و(صخرة المرأة الحامل) و(مونوليث روماني) و(صخرة الجنوب) وغيرها... تقول احدى الاساطير، سميت الصخرة مونوليث على اسم إمرأة حامل، خدعت اهل بعلبك الساذجين، بأنهم سيعرفون سر تحريك هذا الحجر العملاق، اذا قاموا بإطعامها حتى ولادتها ففعلوا ذلك. ويقول آخرون ان الاسم اتى من الاساطير التي كلف بها الجن الحوامل بمهمة قص الحجر وتحريكه بينما قال آخرون ان الاسم يعكس الاعتقاد بأن المرأة التي تلمس الحجر، تزيد احتمالية انجابها. نظراً لحجم الصخرة هذه وضخامتها، كان الناس يعتقدون أن الجن قد قام برفعها ووضعها في هذا المكان كذلك وصل التصور في تاريخنا المعاصر والان عند البعض يالإستغراب والانبهار في القدرة والامكانية الجبارة عند الاقدمين في رفعها ونقلها في حين أن أي رافعة في العالم حاليا لا تستطيع ان ترفع هذا الوزن، رغم،التطور التكنولوجي الهائل. الرواية التي قد تكون حقيقية هي أن هذا الحجر قد قطع ونُحِتَ كاملا من معظم جوانبه، عدا الجزء الملامس للارض تحته، حيث نحت قسم قليل من بعض اطرافه وبذلك يكون ملتصقا بالصخر تحت الارض، ولم يتم اقتلاعه من مكانه ، ولا يمكن انتشاله كاملا حتى اليوم زيارة موقع المقلع ضروري قبل التوجه الى موقع المعابد والمباني، لاكتشاف اسرار هذه الأحجار الضخمة، التي باتت تشكل نقطة جذب للعديد من السياح.
Mahmoud AbdullahMahmoud Abdullah
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The largest stone in the world... is it?? You got to check it out for yourself and decide on that..... the stone of the pregnant woman? If a female touches this stone she will get fertile... anyone ready for the challenge? It amazes me how humans pushed this stone all the way to the temples. I can bearly push a pebble haha.. free entrance fee. This place was abandoned until found by one man. A Hero to the community. His story is at the querry where you can read about it. You can also get the chance to meet him. And also. Free coffee :D
Oga DragonOga Dragon
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An interesting piece of myth here. Hajar al-Hibla is also known as the Stone of the Pregnant Woman as the monolith is named after a pregnant woman who tricked the people of Baalbek into believing that she knew how to move the giant stone if only they would feed her until she gave birth. The stone blocks here are among the very largest monoliths ever quarried by men (800 - 1000 tons!)
CK CheongCK Cheong
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A very interesting detail in the historical sites in Baalbek. In this quarry you can understand how the Romans build these mar els in the city. The size of the monoliths are astonishing. Is not possible to understand how was possible to manage so big volumes of stones. A must visit site to understand Baalbek history.
Markos ValvisMarkos Valvis
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There are multiple stories around how this stone got its name but the most known one is that women used to visit it and touch it to increase their chances of getting pregnant. It is the largest bloc of stone in the world (if I am not mistaken). Nice to see regardless of its simplicity.
Rana El-HassanRana El-Hassan
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