Hadid
Hadid (Hebrew: חָדִיד) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Modi'in, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 887.[1]
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Coordinates: 31°58′3.72″N 34°56′0.95″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Hevel Modi'in |
Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Yemenite immigrants |
Population (2018)[1] | 887 |
Website | www.hadid.co.il |
History
Hadid was a city of the tribe of Benjamin in Biblical times.[2][3] In the Hellenistic era it was known as 'Adida. Hadid was founded in 1949 as a kibbutz by Yemenite Jewish immigrants, later joined by immigrants from Romania. In 1950, it was reorganized as a moshav affiliated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.[4] The site was about 2km west of the former Palestinian village site and on the land of al-Haditha and the archaeological tel of ancient Hadid (Adida).[5]
According to the Mishnah, the town of Hadid was encompassed by a wall before the Israelite conquest of Canaan under Joshua.[6]
Archaeology
In 2008, an archaeological excavation was conducted by Hagit Torgë at Tel Hadid which yielded scant remains and a building from the Iron Age and the early Persian period.[7]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- Ezra 2,33; Nehemiah 11,34
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.179, ISBN 965-220-186-3.
- "Hadid website". Archived from the original on 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land
- The Mishnah, (ed.) Herbert Danby, Arakhin 9:6 (p. 553 - note 13)
- IAA Report: Tel Hadid