Elishama, Israel

Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע‎ إليشماع
Elishama
Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Libyan Jewish refugees
Population  (2022)[1]	1,168

Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel.[2] Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,168.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas.[3] It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).[4]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. Rinat, Zafrir (December 16, 2009). "Photo of 'Invasive' Species Takes Contest's First Prize". Haaretz. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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. 239. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
4. Place Names in Israel: A Compendium of Place Names in Israel, Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1962, p197