Zeitan

Zeitan זיתן زيتان
Zeitan
Coordinates: 31°58′30″N 34°53′16″E / 31.97500°N 34.88778°E / 31.97500; 34.88778Coordinates: 31°58′30″N 34°53′16″E / 31.97500°N 34.88778°E / 31.97500; 34.88778
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Sdot Dan
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	5 June 1950
Founded by	Libyan immigrants
Population  (2019)[1]	1,064

Zeitan (Hebrew: זֵיתָן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod and the road to Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,064.^[1]

History[]

The village was founded on 5 June 1950 by immigrants from Tripoli in Libya who were originally from a small town named Zliten. There are several theories as to the source of its name; one is that it is an adaption of Zliten; another that it is derived from the Hebrew word for Olive (Zeit), which are grown in the area; whilst a third^[2] is that it is taken from the name of one of the Tribe of Benjamin, which lived in the area and is named in 1 Chronicles 7:10;

And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zeitan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

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