Ahi'ezer

Ahi'ezer (Hebrew: אֲחִיעֶזֶר‎, Arabic: أحيعيزر‎) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located near Lod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Dan Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 1,872.[1]

This article is about the moshav. For the surname, see Akhiezer.
Ahi'ezer
Ahi'ezer
Coordinates: 31°58′48″N 34°52′19.91″E
CountryIsrael
CouncilSdot Dan
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded27 June 1950
Founded byYemenite immigrants
Population
 (2018)[1]
1,872

History

The village was founded on 27 June 1950 by immigrants from Al Bayda' in Yemen. It was named for the biblical figure Ahiezer,[2][3][4] who was the chief of the tribe of Dan which previously lived in the area (Numbers 1:12; 10:25).

The moshav was established on the agricultural lands of the Palestinian village of Al-Safiriyya.[5]

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References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Carta (1993). Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land (3rd ed.). Carta. p. 72. ISBN 965-220-186-3.
  3. Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources, p11
  4. Bitan, Channah (1999). חמישים שנות התיישבות : אטלס שמות היישובים והמקומות בישראל [Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut:' Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel] (in Hebrew). Carta. p. 4. ISBN 9789652204233.
  5. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 253. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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