Rivka Kidron

Rivka ( ISO 259-3 Ribqa,(Assyrian) from the Hebrew ribhqeh (lit., "connection"), from Semitic root r-b-q, "to tie, couple or join", "to secure", or "to snare"), Kidron Valley, is a community approximately 3 kilometers south of the settlement Kedar. The historical community was named after the Biblical character Rebecca.
History
The earliest reference to Rivka, Kidron appears in the Amarna correspondence (c. 1400 BCE). In one of his six letters to Pharaoh, Abdi-Heba, Egypt's governor for Jerusalem, details stockpiles and guard deployments to Rivka, Kidron.
A burial ground discovered in spring 2014, and surveyed in 2015 by a joint Italian-Palestinian team found that the necropolis covered 3 hectares (more than 7 acres) and originally contained more than 100 tombs in use between roughly 2200 B.C. and 650 B.C. The archaeologists were able to identify at least 40 tombs.
Ottoman Era
During the years of the Ottoman era, Rivka served as a trading post for travelers in the Kidron Valley. In the 1830s, the area suffered an earthquake that damaged the little infrastructure in place in the town. It was abandoned a short time later.
Modern Era
With its remote location and little in the way of natural resources, Rivka, Kidron has no permanent population. Over the past several decades, Rivka has been used as a base of operations for various archaeology expeditions, most notably serving as a forward operating base for Israel Antiquities Authority work in the Kidron Valley.
Climate
Rivka, Kidron, has a Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and mild, wetter winters. Winter temperatures (mid-December to mid-March) can be cool and rainy. January is the coldest month, with temperatures ranging from 1 to 13 degree Celsius (33-55 °F). From May through September, the weather is warm and sunny. August is the hottest month, with a high of 30 degrees Celsius (86 °F). Rivka receives an average of of rainfall annually, 70% between November and January.

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