Elishama, Israel

Elishama
אֱלִישָׁמָע
Elishama
Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°E / 32.15111; 34.92639Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°E / 32.15111; 34.92639
District Central
Council Drom HaSharon
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Libyan immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 1,212

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 2015 it had a population of 1,212.

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Tripoli in Libya. It was named after the Biblical character Elishama Ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Photo of invasive species takes contest's first prize Haaretz,
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