Zavdiel (Hebrew: זַבְדִּיאֵל, lit. Gift of God) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 413.[1]
Zavdiel
זבדיאל زفديئيل | |
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  Zavdiel | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′31″N 34°45′37″E / 31.65861°N 34.76028°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 629 |
History
editThe village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Hatta.[2] Its name was taken from Nehemiah 11:14,[3] and is the name of a priest returning from Babel.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 101. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 482, ISBN 965-220-186-3