Pedaya

Pedaya פְּדָיָה‎
Pedaya
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E / 31.85750°N 34.8836972°ECoordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E / 31.85750°N 34.8836972°E
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1951
Founded by	Iraqi immigrants
Population (2015)[1]	806

Pedaya (Hebrew: פְּדָיָה‎) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 806.

History

The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq. Its name is taken from 2 Kings 23:36;

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.^[2]

References

1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
2. 2 Kings Chapter 23 Mechon Mamre