Magen Shaul Explained

Magen Shaul
Foundation:1953
Founded By:Nahal
District:north
Council:Gilboa
Affiliation:Kibbutz Movement
Pushpin Map:Israel jezreel
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:32.5214°N 35.3069°W

Magen Shaul (Hebrew: מָגֵן שָׁאוּל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Mount Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

Magen Shaul was founded in 1976 by children of families who lived in other moshavim of the Ta'anakh region. The name "Magen Shaul" is borrowed from the elegy that David proclaimed after Saul died in a battle against the Philistines in the surrounding area.[1] The economy was initially based on roses grown in hothouses.[2]

In the early 2000s, ten Christian Zionist families from Canada immigrated to Israel and settled in Magen Shaul. They established Gilboa Tooling Industries, a manufacturing company that exports its products to the aerospace and medical industries around the world. They also established a vocational school to train metalworking trades in order to support the manufacturing sector of the Israeli industry.[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Book of Samuel|Samuel II]
  2. News: Heruti-Sover . Tali . October 4, 2013 . The Christian Zionists Who Brought an Israeli Agricultural Community Back to Life . April 23, 2019.
  3. News: Moskovitz . Israel . January 15, 2006 . Canadian Christians make Israel home . YNet News . April 23, 2019.