Ahi'ezer

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This article is about the moshav. For the surname, see Akhiezer.
Ahi'ezer
אחיעזר
أحيعيزر
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Ahi'ezer is located in Central Israel
Ahi'ezer
Ahi'ezer
Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′20″E / 31.98000°N 34.87222°E / 31.98000; 34.87222Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′20″E / 31.98000°N 34.87222°E / 31.98000; 34.87222
CountryIsrael
CouncilSdot Dan
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded27 June 1950
Founded byYemenite Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,906

Ahi'ezer (Hebrew: אֲחִיעֶזֶר) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,906.[1]

History[]

The village was founded on 27 June 1950 by immigrants from Al Bayda' in Yemen. It was named for the biblical figure Ahiezer,[2][3][4] who was the chief of the tribe of Dan which previously lived in the area (Numbers 1:12; 10:25).

The moshav was established on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian village of Al-Safiriyya.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carta (1993). Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Carta. p. 72. ISBN 965-220-186-3.
  3. ^ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, p11
  4. ^ Bitan, Channah (1999). חמישים שנות התיישבות : אטלס שמות היישובים והמקומות בישראל [Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut:' Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel] (in Hebrew). Carta. p. 4. ISBN 9789652204233.
  5. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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