| Ahuzam | |
| Hebrew | אֲחֻזָּם |
| Also spelled |
Ahuzzam (unofficially) |
| Name meaning | Named after Biblical character |
| Founded | October 30, 1950 |
| Founded by | Ma'agalim organization |
| Council | Lakhish |
| Region | Hevel Lakhish |
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Ahuzam
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Ahuzam, or Ahuzzam (Hebrew: אֲחֻזָּם) is a moshav in the Lakhish Regional Council in the Southern District of Israel. It is located about 5 km south of Kiryat Gat. There are 137 families living in Ahuzam.[1]
Ahuzam was founded on October 30, 1950 by immigrants from Morocco, members of the Ma'agalim society. It was associated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement,[2]but is now a mixed religious and secular community.[3]
The moshav was originally named Ma'agalim but renamed after the biblical Ahuzam, son of Ashur, the father or founder of Tekoa, who may have lived in this area[4] (1 Book of Chronicles 4:6). [5]
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