Orot

Orot
Orot
Coordinates: 31°44′30.48″N 34°44′4.19″E / 31.7418000°N 34.7344972°E / 31.7418000; 34.7344972Coordinates: 31°44′30.48″N 34°44′4.19″E / 31.7418000°N 34.7344972°E / 31.7418000; 34.7344972
District Southern
Council Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1952
Founded by American, Canadian, and South African immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 515

Orot (Hebrew: אוֹרוֹת‬, lit. Lights) is a moshav in south Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi and covering an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 515.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1952 by immigrants from the United States, Canada, and South Africa who were members of the Working Farmer movement. The name is derived[2] from Chapter 26, verse 19 of the Book of Isaiah: "Your dew is as the dew of the lights; the earth will give birth to her dead."

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. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.373, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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