Pedaya Explained

Pedaya
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Foundation:1951
Founded By:Iraqi immigrants
District:center
Council:Gezer
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement
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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 .

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09b23.htm 2 Kings Chapter 23