Zavdiel
Zavdiel
זבדיאל زفديئيل | |
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Zavdiel | |
Coordinates: 31°39′31″N 34°45′37″E / 31.65861°N 34.76028°ECoordinates: 31°39′31″N 34°45′37″E / 31.65861°N 34.76028°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Shafir |
Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
Population (2019)[1] | 559 |
Zavdiel (Hebrew: זַבְדִּיאֵל, lit. Gift of God) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 413.[1]
History[]
The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Hatta.[2] Its name was taken from Nehemiah 11:14,[3] and is the name of a priest returning from Babel.
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 101. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 482, ISBN 965-220-186-3
Categories:
- Shafir Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Religious Israeli communities
- Populated places established in 1950
- Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
- Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel
- 1950 establishments in Israel