It was mentioned in the Bible in the Book of Joshua under the name Yabniel, after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Jerusalem (Jerusalem)) in 70 AD by the Romans. After that, the Sanhedrin Jews gathered in Yabniel (Yabniel) and it became an important center for them, as their teachers such as Rabbi Gamliel and Rabbi Yohanan ben Zechariah were present there. After 135 AD, it was also inhabited by Samaritan Jews, who had their own synagogue Christianity entered the city in the fourth century AD The city appears on the map of Madaba without a wall. It has three churches with red roofs. The largest of these churches is located in the middle. It was dedicated to Saint Stephen and the other to Saint Thomas. It was built during the reign of Empress Eudocia around 440 AD. This was mentioned by Peter the Iberian. During the reign of the Franks (Crusaders), it was rebuilt. In the fourteenth century, a mosque was built in its place, and it still stands today.

It is believed that in Yabna there is the tomb of Rabbi Gamliel and the tomb of Abu Hurairah, one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, which was destroyed and damaged, and now there are no Christian monuments in Yabna.