Elishama, Israel

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Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel.[2] Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,168.[1]

Elishama
אֱלִישָׁמָע
إليشماع
Elishama is located in Central Israel
Elishama
Elishama
Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°E / 32.15111; 34.92639
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilDrom HaSharon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byLibyan Jewish refugees
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,168

History edit

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas.[3] It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Rinat, Zafrir (December 16, 2009). "Photo of 'Invasive' Species Takes Contest's First Prize". Haaretz. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 239. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Place Names in Israel: A Compendium of Place Names in Israel, Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1962, p197