The ancient town of Anjara is located in the hills of Gilead, east of the Jordan Valley. The Bible makes mention of this town as a place where Jesus, his mother Mary and hid disciples passed through and rested in a nearby cave.

The cave, which has long been a Holy place for pilgrims, has now been commemorated with the Church of Our Lady of the Mountain. The cave was also designated by the Catholic Churches of the Middle East as one of the five pilgrimage sites for the year 2000. The others were Mount Nebo, Machaerus, Tall Mar Elias near Ajloun, and Bethany Beyond the Jordan.