Megadim

Megadim
Megadim
Coordinates: 32°43′45.48″N 34°57′33.12″E / 32.7293000°N 34.9592000°E / 32.7293000; 34.9592000Coordinates: 32°43′45.48″N 34°57′33.12″E / 32.7293000°N 34.9592000°E / 32.7293000; 34.9592000
District	Haifa
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Egyptian and North African immigrants
Population (2015)[1]	1,277

Megadim (Hebrew: מְגָדִים‎, lit. Precious) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast near Atlit and Highway 4, about 12 kilometres south of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,277.

History

It was founded in 1949 by immigrants from North Africa and Egypt. Its name is a Biblical word, mentioned in Deuteronomy 33:13 : " May the Lord bless this land with the precious dew from heaven above."^[2] and in the Song of Songs 4:13;

Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants.

References

1. ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016. 
2. ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p. 37 ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)