Giv'at Ye'arim

Giv'at Ye'arim
גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים
Giv'at Ye'arim
Coordinates: 31°47′14.47″N 35°5′20.25″E / 31.7873528°N 35.0889583°E / 31.7873528; 35.0889583Coordinates: 31°47′14.47″N 35°5′20.25″E / 31.7873528°N 35.0889583°E / 31.7873528; 35.0889583
District Jerusalem
Council Mateh Yehuda
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Immigrants from Yemen
Population (2015)[1] 1,386
Name meaning Hill of Forests

Giv'at Ye'arim (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים, lit. Hill of Forests) is a semi-cooperative moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,386.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Yemenite immigrants.[2]

Giv'at Ye'arim is associated with Gibeath, a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua (18:28).[3]

In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.43
  3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.175, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)

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