Ahi'ezer

Ahi'ezer
Ahi'ezer
Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E / 31.98000°N 34.8721972°E / 31.98000; 34.8721972Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E / 31.98000°N 34.8721972°E / 31.98000; 34.8721972
Council Lod Valley
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 27 June 1950
Founded by Yemenite immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 1,782

Ahi'ezer (Hebrew: אֲחִיעֶזֶר‬, Arabic: أحيعيزر‎) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,782.[1]

History

The village was founded on 27 June 1950 by immigrants from Al Bayda' in Yemen. It was named for the biblical figure Ahiezer,[2][3][4] who was the chief of the tribe of Dan which previously lived in the area (Numbers 1:12; 10:25).

The moshav was established on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian village of Al-Safiriyya.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land, p72 ISBN 965-220-186-3
  3. ↑ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, p11
  4. ↑ Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, p4, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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