 It had a population of 42 families, all Muslim, who paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues and a press for olives or grapes; a total of 15,304 akçe.During Ottoman rule, Jaba' served as the throne village ("kursi") of the Jarrar clan, who were the most powerful noble family in the rural hinterland of Nablus.In later years, a faction of the family moved to a nearby area and established modern-day Sanur, which the family also fortified.