Avital

Avital (Hebrew: אֲבִיטַל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located ten kilometers south of Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2019 its population was 494.[1]

Avital

אֲבִיטַל
Avital
Coordinates: 32°33′28.7″N 35°18′20.53″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1953
Founded byMoshavim Movement
Population
 (2019)[1]
494
Name meaningNamed after Abital

History

The village was founded in 1953 by immigrants from Iran, Turkey and Kurdistan as part of the Moshavim Movement. The founders chose a name connected to King David. Avital was one of his wifes (2 Samuel 3:4). But tal (eng. dew) reminds also of David's lament in this area: "O mountains of Gilboa, may You have no dew" (2 Samuel 1:21).[2]

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References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p. 1, ISBN 965-220-423-4
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