Nehusha
Nehusha | |
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![]() Moshav Nehusha as seen from the hill of Khirbat Umm Burj | |
![]() ![]() Nehusha | |
Coordinates: 31°37′47.99″N 34°57′15.83″E / 31.6299972°N 34.9543972°ECoordinates: 31°37′47.99″N 34°57′15.83″E / 31.6299972°N 34.9543972°E | |
District | Jerusalem |
Council | Mateh Yehuda |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1955 |
Population (2017)[1] | 1,336 |
Website | www.nechusha.org.il |
Nehusha (Hebrew: נְחוּשָׁה, lit. Steadfast) is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 1,336.[1]
History
The moshav was established in 1955 on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm Burj.[2] but collapsed in 1968. It was re-established in 1981. Its name is derived from the name of the Biblical town of Ir-Nachash (1 Chronicles 4:12)[3] nearby and from Psalms 18:35 (where it is translated as brass, although its meaning is steadfast or firm);
Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Gallery
- Signpost showing description of ancient ruin, Hurvat Qayit
- The ancient ruin of Qayit, near Nehusha
- Ruin of Qayit near Moshav Nehusha
- Ruin of Qayit near Nehusha
References
- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, pp. 217, 224, 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. 361, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
External links
- Village website (in Hebrew)
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