 According to Edward Robinson , Jifna 's population in 1838 consisted of about 200 people , of whom only 42 were adult males . In a 1945 land and population survey carried out by Sami Hadawi , Jifna had 910 inhabitants . The modern inhabitants of Jifna belong mainly to eight families , four of whom are originally from the village , while the other five have , at various times , migrated from other countries such as Syria . 
 According to Edward Robinson , Jifna <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>population in 1838 consisted of about 200 people , of whom only 42 <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> adult males . In a 1945 land and population survey carried out by Sami Hadawi , Jifna had 910 inhabitants . The modern inhabitants of Jifna belong mainly to eight families , four of whom <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>originally from the village , while the other five have , at various times , migrated from other countries such as Syria . 
According to Edward Robinson , Jifna  population in 1838 consisted of bout 200 people , of whom only 42 was adult males . In a 1945 land and population survey carried out by Sami Hadawi , Jifna had 910 inhabitants . da modern inhabitants of Jifna belong mainly to eight families , four of whom originally from tdavillage , while the other five have , at various times , migrated from other countries such as Syria .