Ahi'ezer
Ahi'ezer (Hebrew: אֲחִיעֶזֶר, Arabic: أحيعيزر) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,872.[1]
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| Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| Council | Sdot Dan |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 27 June 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2018)[1] | 1,872 |
History
The village was founded on 27 June 1950 by immigrants from Al Bayda' in Yemen. It was named for the biblical figure Ahiezer,[2][3][4] who was the chief of the tribe of Dan which previously lived in the area (Numbers 1:12; 10:25).
The moshav was established on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian village of Al-Safiriyya.[5]
References
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- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Carta (1993). Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Carta. p. 72. ISBN 965-220-186-3.
- Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, p11
- Bitan, Channah (1999). חמישים שנות התיישבות : אטלס שמות היישובים והמקומות בישראל [Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut:' Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel] (in Hebrew). Carta. p. 4. ISBN 9789652204233.
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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