Beit Hilkia
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  Beit Hilkia | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′26.88″N 34°48′43.91″E / 31.7908000°N 34.8121972°ECoordinates: 31°47′26.88″N 34°48′43.91″E / 31.7908000°N 34.8121972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Nahal Sorek |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | Former Jerusalem and ma'abarot residents |
| Population (2017)[1] | 1,176 |
Beit Hilkia (Hebrew: בֵּית חִלְקִיָּה, lit. House of Hilkia) is a Haredi moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,176.[1]
History
The village was established in 1953 by former residents of Jerusalem and ma'abarot who wanted to combine an ultra-orthodox and agricultural lifestyle. It is named after Hilkia, the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1).[2][3][4]
It was established on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mukhayzin.[5]
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd edition 1993), Carta, p111 ISBN 965-220-186-3
- ↑ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, p256
- ↑ Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Carta, p10 ISBN 965-220-423-4
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 398, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
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