Nehusha

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Nehusha
Nehusha
نحوشا
Moshav Nehusha as seen from the hill of Khirbat Umm Burj
Moshav Nehusha as seen from the hill of Khirbat Umm Burj
Nehusha is located in Jerusalem
Nehusha
Nehusha
Coordinates: 31°37′48″N 34°57′16″E / 31.63000°N 34.95444°E / 31.63000; 34.95444Coordinates: 31°37′48″N 34°57′16″E / 31.63000°N 34.95444°E / 31.63000; 34.95444
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1955
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,484
Websitewww.nechusha.org.il

Nehusha (Hebrew: נְחוּשָׁה, lit. Steadfast) is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,484.[1]

History[]

The moshav was established in 1955 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm Burj.[2] but collapsed in 1968. It was re-established in 1981. Its name is derived from the name of the Biblical town of Ir-Nachash (1 Chronicles 4:12)[3] nearby and from Psalms 18:35 (where it is translated as brass, although its meaning is steadfast or firm);

Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

Archaeology[]

In 2004, an archaeological excavation was conducted at Nehusha by Rona Avissar on behalf of Bar Ilan University's Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology.[4]

Gallery[]

  • Signpost showing description of ancient ruin, Hurvat Qayit

  • The ancient ruin of Qayit, near Nehusha

  • Ruin of Qayit near Moshav Nehusha

  • Ruin of Qayit near Nehusha

Nehusha's frontier

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 217, 224, ISBN 0-88728-224-5,
  3. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 361, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  4. ^ Israel Antiquities Authority, Excavators and Excavations Permit for Year 2004, Survey Permit # B-283

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