Kfar Tebnit takes its name from Tabnit, a Phoenician ruler in the area ca.

The sarcophagus of his son Eshmun-'azar was found to bear a long inscription aimed to prevent looting with assurances that the tomb contained no treasure.

[1] A Heavy Neolithic archaeological site of the Qaraoun culture was discovered here in 1926 by E. Passemard  [fr].

The tools were in sharp condition, made of fresh chert or grey-green flint and are stored in the National Museum of Beirut.

[3] The Ottoman mosque of the village was totally destroyed as a result of the Israeli attacks in October 2024 in southern Lebanon.