Magen Shaul

Magen Shaul
מָגֵן שָׁאוּל‎
Magen Shaul is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Magen Shaul
Magen Shaul
Coordinates: 32°31′17″N 35°18′25″E / 32.52139°N 35.30694°E / 32.52139; 35.30694
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1953
Founded byNahal
Population
 (2022)[1]
761

Magen Shaul (Hebrew: מָגֵן שָׁאוּל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Mount Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 761.[1]

History

Magen Shaul was founded in 1976 by children of families who lived in other moshavim of the Ta'anakh region. The name "Magen Shaul" is borrowed from the elegy that David proclaimed after Saul died in a battle against the Philistines in the surrounding area.[2] The economy was initially based on roses grown in hothouses.[3]

In the early 2000s, ten Christian Zionist families from Canada immigrated to Israel and settled in Magen Shaul. They established Gilboa Tooling Industries, a manufacturing company that exports its products to the aerospace and medical industries around the world. They also established a vocational school to train metalworking trades in order to support the manufacturing sector of the Israeli industry.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Samuel II 1:21.
  3. ^ Heruti-Sover, Tali (October 4, 2013). "The Christian Zionists Who Brought an Israeli Agricultural Community Back to Life". Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Moskovitz, Israel (January 15, 2006). "Canadian Christians make Israel home". YNet News. Retrieved April 23, 2019.