Kfar Bin Nun

Kfar Bin Nun
כְּפַר בִּן-נוּן
Council Gezer
Region Ayalon Valley
Affiliation Agricultural Union
Founded 1952
Founded by Agricultural Union

Kfar Bin Nun (Hebrew: כְּפַר בִּן-נוּן‎, lit. Son of Nun Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ayalon Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 473.

The moshav was founded in 1952 by the Agricultural Union near the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of al-Qubayba. It was initially named Mishmar Ayalon Bet as it was located at the road junction to the existing Mishmar Ayalon, which had been established two years before. It was later renamed[1] Kfar Bin Nun after Operation Bin Nun, which was named itself after the second name of Joshua (1:1), who fought here in the Ayalon valley (Joshua 10:12). During two efforts, IDF did not succeed to capture Latrun during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Until the Six-Day War in 1967, it was classed as a border settlement, which meant it was entitled to financial compensation for the attacks it suffered due to its proximity to the Jordanian border.

References

  1. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.259, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English),
    Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.9: Judaea, Jerusalem 1980, Keter Press, p.383 (Hebrew),
    Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.32, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)

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Coordinates: 31°51′41.03″N 34°57′11.52″E / 31.8613972°N 34.9532000°E