Beit Keshet
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| Coordinates: 32°43′6″N 35°23′40″E / 32.71833°N 35.39444°ECoordinates: 32°43′6″N 35°23′40″E / 32.71833°N 35.39444°E | |
| Region | Lower Galilee |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founded by | HaNoar HaOved graduates |
Beit Keshet (Hebrew: בֵּית קֶשֶׁת, lit. House of the Bow) is a kibbutz in the Lower Galilee, Israel. Beit Keshet is under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council.
Beit Keshet was established in 1944 by HaNoar HaOved youth who were trained at the Kfar Tavor agricultural school. [1] During the founding of the kibbutz, a group of immigrants who were a part of the Youth movement HaMahanot HaOlim and graduates of the Kadoorie Agricultural High School joined the kibbutz. According to the Jewish National Fund, more than half of the original group had served with the Jewish forces during the Second World War.[1]
In 1947, Beit Keshet had a population of over 100. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war Lebanese and Syrian troops attempted to capture Bet Keshet and nearby Sejera in fighting the Jewish National Fund refers to as "fierce." [1]
The name is derived from 2 Samuel 1:18 in the Bible: "...teach the children of Judah the use of the bow," a reference to the battles of Deborah, who is said to have lived in the area. [2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jewish National Fund (1949). Jewish Villages in Israel. Jerusalem: Hamadpis Liphshitz Press. pp. 20–21.
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.114, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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