Even Shmuel

Even Shmuel
Even Shmuel
Coordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°ECoordinates: 31°34′31.43″N 34°45′46.44″E / 31.5753972°N 34.7629000°E
Council Shafir
Region Hevel Lakhish
Founded 1956
Population (2012) 1,250[1]
Website www.geocities.com/even_shmuel/

Even Shmuel (Hebrew: אֶבֶן שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. Stone of Samuel) is a Religious Zionist Moshav in southern Israel. Located around four kilometres south of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2012, it had a population of 1,250.[1]

The village was established in 1956 under the name Uman, and was later renamed in honour of the Jewish Canadian philanthropist Samuel Bronfman.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2013.

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