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| Founded | 1949 | |
| Founded by | Demobbed IDF soldiers | |
| Council | Drom HaSharon | |
| Region | Sharon plain | |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement | |
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Yarhiv
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Yarhiv (Hebrew: יַרְחִיב, lit. [He] will Enlarge) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 736.
The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers. Its name is taken from Deuteronomy 12:20:
When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.[1]
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