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| The moshav was founded in 1950 by ] returning from ] |
The moshav was founded in 1950 by ] returning from ]. The name was either taken from ''Even Sapir'', a book written in 1864 by ], a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary,<ref name="hareuveni lexicon">{{cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=19|isbn=965-448-413-7}}</ref> which describes his travels to ] in the 19th century,<ref></ref> or it was named after ], Israel's finance minister, who encouraged Jewish businessmen from the Diaspora to invest in Palestine and the nascent state.<ref> Esra Magazine</ref> | ||
| To the north of the moshav is the ] and a cave attributed to ].<ref>]]</ref> | To the north of the moshav is the ] and a cave attributed to ].<ref>]]</ref> | ||
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Place in Jerusalem, Israel| Even Sapir | |
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  Even Sapir | |
| Coordinates: 31°45′46.8″N 35°8′4.55″E / 31.763000°N 35.1345972°E / 31.763000; 35.1345972 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Kurdish immigrants |
| Population | 699 |
Even Sapir (Template:Lang-he-n, lit. Sapphire) is a moshav in central Israel. Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 699.
History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Hebrew repatriants returning from Kurdistan. The name was either taken from Even Sapir, a book written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir, a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary, which describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century, or it was named after Pinchas Sapir, Israel's finance minister, who encouraged Jewish businessmen from the Diaspora to invest in Palestine and the nascent state.
To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist.
Even Sapir is one end point of the Jerusalem Trail, a 42-kilometer walking route around and through Jerusalem, which intersects with the Israel National Trail. The point of intersection is just outside Even Sapir at the Ein Hindak spring.
Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- HaReuveni, Immanuel (1999). Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books. p. 19. ISBN 965-448-413-7.
- A Journey to Teman
- Judean mountains Esra Magazine
- Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post
- Jerusalem Trail
- "BGIST". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-20.