Ahihud

Ahihud (Hebrew: אֲחִיהוּד‎) is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel, about 9 km east of Acre. It was founded in 1950, settled by immigrants from Yemen. It belongs to the Moshavim Movement and falls within the jurisdiction of the Mateh Asher Regional Council. The name of Ahihud is taken from a Biblical verse: "The leader of the tribe of Asher was Ahihud, son of Shlomi" (Numbers 34:27).[2]

This article is about the moshav. For the Biblical name, see Ahihud (biblical figure).

Ahihud אֲחִיהוּד‎
Ahihud
Coordinates: 32°54′28.08″N 35°10′19.56″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Mateh Asher
Region	Western Galilee
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Population  (2019)[1]	892

After sources of water enabling the establishment of permanent settlements were discovered in the region, kibbutz Yasur was founded. Its area is 1,800 dunams, and most of its residents are descendants of yemenite jewish refugees.[3]

History

The moshav was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Birwa.[4] Conder and Kitchener thought that Al-Birwa preserves in its name the more ancient name of Beri (Hebrew: בירי‎), mentioned in the Jerusalem Talmud (Pesahim iv.1 [26a]), seeing that both it and Kabul are mentioned together.[5] According to Josephus, the villages in the immediate vicinity of Kabul were pillaged and burnt during the First Jewish revolt against Rome.[6]

Archaeology

In 2008, a large Byzantine-era oil refinery was discovered on the outskirts on the moshav. Among the artifacts recovered during excavations were roof tiles, a marble colonnette, fragments of a marble chancel screen, stem lamps, a carved plate with a figure carrying a child and a bronze lamp chain. These items indicate that a church may have been located nearby and the olive press was situated inside a Byzantine monastery.[7] An archaeological excavation of the site was conducted in 2010 and in 2014 by Rafeh Abu-Rya, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).[8]

References

1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.72, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
   Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 3: Lower Galilee and Kinneret Region, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.269 (Hebrew)
4. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 10. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
5. Conder & Kitchener (1881), p. 270; cf. references to same place in the Tosefta (Mo'ed Ḳaṭan 2:16) and Babylonian Talmud (Baba Kama 80a; Eruvin 45a). Others, dissenting, think that Beri is to be recognised in the name Biriyya, ca. 2 km. north of Safed (q.v. Ishtori Haparchi, Kaftor wa-Ferach, vol. 2 chapter 11, p. 53 [note 14], Jerusalem 2007).
6. Josephus, The Jewish War (2.18.9). As pointed out by Simchoni, Jacob N. (1968). The History of the War of the Jews with the Romans (in Hebrew). Ramat-Gan: Masada. p. 565., the translators of The Jewish War in 2.18.9 and in 3.3.1. have, in both cases, transcribed the Greek word Cabul (Gr. Χαβουλών), used there for this city in the original text, as Zabulon.
7. An ancient complex for Producing Oil was discovered
8. Israel Antiquities Authority, Excavators and Excavations Permit for Year 2010, Survey Permit # A-5991; Excavators and Excavations Permit for Year 2014, Survey Permit # A-7138

External links

• Ahihud Authority for Development of the Galilee (in Hebrew)