Elishama, Israel Explained

Elishama
Arname:إليشماع
Founded:1950
Founded By:Libyan Jewish refugees
District:center
Council:Drom HaSharon
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel center ta
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:32.1511°N 34.9264°W

Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel.[1] Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas.[2] It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rinat . Zafrir . Photo of 'Invasive' Species Takes Contest's First Prize . December 16, 2009 . . May 3, 2019.
  2. Book: All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 239.
  3. Place Names in Israel: A Compendium of Place Names in Israel, Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1962, p197