dating back to Roman times the village has still remains of mosaics and vestiges from the Byzantine period. From these discoveries Zababdeh proves to have been a very famous Christian center influencing the whole area. Destroyed in the 7th century due to recurring religious wars, the village remained unpopulated and undiscovered for over 10 centuries. It was until the 17th century until the new Zababdeh was founded. In addition to its history the entire region carries traces of Biblical and Christian history , Zababdeh lies near the Plain of Dothan, where Joseph was put into a cistern and sold by his brothers ( Genesis 37), also its not far from Burqin, the traditional side of Jesus healing of the 10 lepers , as he passed the borders of Samaria and the Galilee ( Luke 17:11).
Zababdeh is a small village Jarrar Family owned its land , during the Turkish State regime. It was inhabited very long time ago, this can be noticed from the historical sites that still exist in the town. There is a mosaic found in various locations in the village especially in the Laten convent. The main old building found is called Al-Bobareya which means the castle in Turkish The location of this location is strategic because its in the middle of a transportation network connecting many villages together.
The first group who inhabited Zababdeh came originally from Al-Taibeh near Rammallah, among them there was a man known as Daibes who lived in different places in the beginning and finally was given the Zababdeh area from the local tribe Jarrar , Daibes was accompanied by his mother and brother, Mohammed Sharqawi was a guard working for Jarrar family guided Daibes and family until they reached the village, Daibes could find a cave that he managed to convert it into a shelter for a while, this cave still exist till now, and its still known as Daibes cave.
After Daibes, another group followed him from Al-Mghayyer village; they were Barham, Isayed, Theab and Jawwad.
The first parish that was established in Zababdeh was the Orthodox Parish, it was established in 1874, it was followed by the Catholic Parish in 1883, evidences show that the first group who lived in Zababdeh came to Zababdeh near the year 1800, it is proven by the documents of priests who used to visit the village
