Ginaton Explained

Ginaton
Founded:1949
Founded By:Bulgarian immigrants
District:center
Council:Hevel Modi'in
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
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Coordinates:31.9625°N 34.9142°W

Ginaton (Hebrew: גִּנָּתוֹן) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ben Shemen, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1949 by immigrants from Bulgaria, near the ancient site of Jindas, inhabited during the Late Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluk and Ottoman periods.[1] [2] Its name is taken from the Book of Nehemiah 10:7.[3] [4] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Hungary, Iran, North Africa and Romania.

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Notes and References

  1. Marom. Roy. Jindās at Lydda's Entrance: A Cornerstone of the Study of the City's Rural Hinterland (1459 – 1948) גִ'נְדַאס בשערה של לוד: אבן פינה לחקר העורף הכפרי של העיר 1948-1459. לוד-דיוספוליס.
  2. Marom . Roy . 2022-11-01 . Jindās: A History of Lydda's Rural Hinterland in the 15th to the 20th Centuries CE . Lod, Lydda, Diospolis . 1 . 1-31.
  3. http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b10.htm Nehemiah Chapter 10
  4. Hanna Bitan (1999) 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem, Carta, p. 18,