Hadid

Hadid (Hebrew: חָדִיד) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 887.[1]

This article is about the moshav in Israel. For other uses, see Hadid (disambiguation).
Hadid

חָדִיד
Hadid
Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950
Founded byYemenite immigrants
Population
 (2018)[1]
887
Websitewww.hadid.co.il

History

Hadid was a city of the tribe of Benjamin in Biblical times.[2][3] In the Hellenistic era it was known as 'Adida. Hadid was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by Yemenite Jewish immigrants, later joined by immigrants from Romania. In 1950, it was reorganized as a moshav affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.[4] The site was about 2km west of the former Palestinian village site and on the land of al-Haditha and the archaeological tel of ancient Hadid (Adida).[5]

According to the Mishnah, the town of Hadid was encompassed by a wall before the Israelite conquest of Canaan under Joshua.[6]

Archaeology

In 2008, an archaeological excavation was conducted by Hagit Torgë at Tel Hadid which yielded scant remains and a building from the Iron Age and the early Persian period.[7]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Ezra 2,33; Nehemiah 11,34
  3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.179, ISBN 965-220-186-3.
  4. "Hadid website". Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land
  6. The Mishnah, (ed.) Herbert Danby, Arakhin 9:6 (p. 553 - note 13)
  7. IAA Report: Tel Hadid
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