Giv'at Ye'arim

Giv'at Ye'arim
גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים‎
جڤعات يعاريم
Etymology: Hill of Forests
Giv'at Ye'arim is located in Jerusalem
Giv'at Ye'arim
Giv'at Ye'arim
Coordinates: 31°47′14″N 35°5′20″E / 31.78722°N 35.08889°E / 31.78722; 35.08889
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1950
Founded byImmigrants from Yemen
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,421

Giv'at Ye'arim (Hebrew: גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים, lit. Hill of Forests) is a semi-cooperative moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,421.[1]

Giv'at Ye'arim

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Yemenite immigrants,[2] on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat al-'Umur.[3]

Giv'at Ye'arim is assumed to be the site[4] of Gibeath, a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua (18:28).[5]

In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.43
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 321. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  4. ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1974). "Give'at Yearim". Ariel Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. pp. 1177f.
  5. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.175, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)


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