Aboud is one of the Palestinian Christian villages, which is 22 km northwest of Ramallah and 30 km north of Jerusalem. It had a population of approximately 2,539 in 2007.
The Christian history of Aboud, is said to date from when Jesus and the Holy Family passed through Aboud in the way from the Galilee to Jerusalem.
There are remains of nine ancient Christian Churches here that are visited by pilgrims from around the world.