Yoshivia

Yoshivia
יוֹשִׁבְיָה
Yoshivia
Coordinates: 31°26′35.16″N 34°36′36.36″E / 31.4431000°N 34.6101000°E / 31.4431000; 34.6101000Coordinates: 31°26′35.16″N 34°36′36.36″E / 31.4431000°N 34.6101000°E / 31.4431000; 34.6101000
District Southern
Council Sdot Negev
Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded 1950
Founded by Algerian Jews
Population (2017)[1] 608

Yoshivia (Hebrew: יוֹשִׁבְיָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2017 it had a population of 608.[1]

History

The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Algeria on land which had previously belonged to the abandoned Arab village of al-Muharraqa. It was named after Yoel Ben Yoshivia, a member of the Tribe of Simeon which lived in the area and mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:35;

and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

References

  1. 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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