Pedaya

Pedaya
פְּדָיָה‬
Pedaya
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E / 31.85750°N 34.8836972°E / 31.85750; 34.8836972Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E / 31.85750°N 34.8836972°E / 31.85750; 34.8836972
District Central
Council Gezer
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1951
Founded by Iraqi immigrants
Population (2017)[1] 813

Pedaya (Hebrew: פְּדָיָה‬) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 813.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq. Its name is taken from 2 Kings 23:36;

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ 2 Kings Chapter 23 Mechon Mamre
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