Beit El'azari | |
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Meaning: | House of El'azari |
Founded: | 1948 |
District: | center |
Council: | Brenner |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta#Israel |
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Coordinates: | 31.8436°N 34.8042°W |
Beit El'azari (he|בֵּית אֶלְעָזָרִי, lit. House of El'azari; ar|بيت إلعزاري) is a moshav in central Israel. Located three miles south of the city of Rehovot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Brenner Regional Council. In it had a population of .
It was founded in 1948 by Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, on the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Maghar.[1] Initially named Arugot (he|ערוגות), it was later renamed Ekron HaHadasha (he|עקרון החדשה, lit. New Ekron), and finally Beit El'azari in memory of the agronomist Yitzhak Elazari Volcani, founder of modern agriculture in Israel.[2]