 In 1283 the village was mentioned as part of the domain of the Crusaders, according to the "hudna" (truce) between the Crusaders in Acre and the Mamluk sultan Qalawun.The Arab village of Az-Zeeb was established during the later Mamluk period with the houses erected using the stones of the destroyed Crusader castle; and thrived throughout the Ottoman rule.There are descriptions of the castle and village by Arab chroniclers in the 12th and 13th centuries, just prior to and during the rule of the Mamluks in the region.