Emunim

Emunim

Sign at the entrance to the Moshav
Emunim
Coordinates: 31°44′36.96″N 34°40′31.79″E / 31.7436000°N 34.6754972°ECoordinates: 31°44′36.96″N 34°40′31.79″E / 31.7436000°N 34.6754972°E
Council Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Region Central Israel
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Egyptian immigrants

Emunim (Hebrew: אֱמוּנִים, lit. the faithful) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 732

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Egypt, on the land of the Palestinian village of Beit Daras.[1]

Like many of the other moshavim in the area, its name is symbolic and taken from the Tanakh, Psalm 31:23: "the Lord preserves the faithful".[2]

References

  1. Khalidi (1992), p. 87
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.148 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)

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