Ahi'ezer
This article is about the moshav. For the biblical figures, see Ahiezer. For the surname, see Akhiezer.
| Ahi'ezer | |
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  Ahi'ezer | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E / 31.98000°N 34.8721972°ECoordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E / 31.98000°N 34.8721972°E | |
| Council | Lod Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 27 June 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2014)[1] | 1,760 |
Ahi'ezer (Hebrew: אֲחִיעֶזֶר, Arabic: أحيعيزر) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lod Valley Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 1,760.
History
The village was founded on 27 June 1950 by immigrants from Al Bayda' in Yemen. It was named for the biblical figure of Ahiezer,[2] who was the chief of the tribe of Dan which previously lived in the area (Numbers 1:12; 10:25).
The moshav was established on the agricultural lands of the Arab village of Al-Safiriyya.[3]
References
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- ↑ 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.72, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English),
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.11 (Location of the book: Ben Zvi Institute Library, 12 Abarbanel St., Jerusalem; in the online-catalogue: )
Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.4, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew) - ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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