Bareket

Bareket בַּרֶקֶת
Bareket
Coordinates: 32°0′54″N 34°56′39.47″E / 32.01500°N 34.9442972°E / 32.01500; 34.9442972Coordinates: 32°0′54″N 34°56′39.47″E / 32.01500°N 34.9442972°E / 32.01500; 34.9442972
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1952
Founded by	Yemenite Hapoel HaMizrachi members

Bareket (Hebrew: בַּרֶקֶת) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around five kilometres north-east of Ben Gurion International Airport and covering 2,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,300.

The village was established in 1952 by members of Hapoel HaMizrachi who had immigrated from Haban in south-east Yemen. It was initially named Kfar Halutzim (Pioneers' Village) and then Tirat Yehuda Bet (after nearby Tirat Yehuda), before adopting its current name. Like Nofekh, Shoham and Ahlama (the former name of Beit Arif) nearby, the name relates^[1] to one of the 12 stones in the Hoshen, the sacred breastplate worn by a Jewish high priest (Exodus 28:17).^[2]

References

1. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.94 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
2. ↑ Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.258(Location of the book: Ben Zvi Institute Library, 12 Abarbanel St., Jerusalem; in the online-catalogue: ),
   Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.9: Judaea, Jerusalem 1980, Keter Press, p.377 (Hebrew),
   Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.14, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)