Bitkha

Bitkha
Village synagogue
Bitkha
Coordinates: 31°20′3.83″N 34°37′56.63″E / 31.3343972°N 34.6323972°E / 31.3343972; 34.6323972Coordinates: 31°20′3.83″N 34°37′56.63″E / 31.3343972°N 34.6323972°E / 31.3343972; 34.6323972
District	Southern
Council	Merhavim
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Yemenite Jews
Population (2015)[1]	721

Bitkha (Hebrew: בִּטְחָה‎) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 721.^[1]

History

Moshav Bitkha was established in 1950 as a ma'abara named Hakam Ha-107 (lit. The 107th Kilometer) after the milestone on the Beersheba-Gaza road which showed it to be 107 kilometers to Jerusalem. It was later converted to a moshav by immigrants from Yemen and was renamed Bitha, taken from the Book of Isaiah 30:15;

For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: in sitting still and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and ye would not.

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