Giv'at Ye'arim (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים, lit. Hill of Forests) is a semi-cooperative moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,421.[1]
Giv'at Ye'arim
גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים جڤعات يعاريم | |
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| Etymology: Hill of Forests | |
  Giv'at Ye'arim | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′14″N 35°5′20″E / 31.78722°N 35.08889°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from Yemen |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,421 |
History
editThe moshav was founded in 1950 by Yemenite immigrants,[2] on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat al-'Umur.[3]
Giv'at Ye'arim is assumed to be the site[4] of Gibeath, a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua (18:28).[5]
In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.43
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 321. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1974). "Give'at Yearim". Ariel Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 1177f.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.175, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
External links
edit- Giv'at Ye'arim official site (in Hebrew)
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