Beit HaGadi explained

Beit HaGadi
Arname:بيت هجادي
Foundation:1951
Founded By:Hungarian and Romanian Jews
District:south
Council:Sdot Negev
Affiliation:Hapoel HaMizrachi
Pushpin Map:Israel northwest negev#Israel
Pushpin Mapsize:250
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Coordinates:31.4244°N 34.6061°W

Beit HaGadi (Hebrew: בֵּית הַגָּדִי, lit. House of the Gad) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and the Gaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1951, and was initially named Beit HaGide'a. The founders were demobilised IDF soldiers who were members of Netiv BeMoledet organisation and Hapoel HaMizrachi. They were immigrants from Hungary and Romania, and had previously worked in Rishon LeZion.

Its name is taken from the Tribe of Gad, which lived in the area in biblical times, and the Bedouin village of Bit Hajadaa that appears on the Madaba Map.

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