Na·blus 
(năbləs, näbləs) also Nab·u·lus (năbə-ls′)
(năbləs, näbləs) also Nab·u·lus (năbə-ls′) A city in the West Bank north of Jerusalem. Described in the Bible as the home of Jacob, it was an ancient Canaanite town and the chief city of Samaria.