Pedaya | |
Imgsize: | 250px |
Foundation: | 1951 |
Founded By: | Iraqi immigrants |
District: | center |
Council: | Gezer |
Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.8575°N 34.8837°W |
Pedaya (Hebrew: פְּדָיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq. Its name is taken from 2 Kings 23:36:
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[1]