Zavdiel
זבדיאל زفديئيل | |
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Zavdiel | |
Coordinates: 31°39′31″N 34°45′37″E / 31.65861°N 34.76028°E / 31.65861; 34.76028 | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Shafir |
Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
Population | 629 |
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.
History
The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Hatta. Its name was taken from Nehemiah 11:14, and is the name of a priest returning from Babel.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- 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
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