Yesha, Israel

For the term for Judea, Samaria and Gaza, see Yesha.
Yesha
יֵשַׁע
Yesha
Coordinates: 31°14′48.12″N 34°24′0.71″E / 31.2467000°N 34.4001972°E / 31.2467000; 34.4001972Coordinates: 31°14′48.12″N 34°24′0.71″E / 31.2467000°N 34.4001972°E / 31.2467000; 34.4001972
District Southern
Council Eshkol
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1957
Founded by Egyptian immigrants
Population (2015)[1] 368

Yesha (Hebrew: יֵשַׁע, lit. Salvation) is an agricultural moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Shalom area of the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 368.

History

The moshav was established in 1957 by Jews who were expelled from Egypt in the wake of the 1956 Suez Crisis,[2] though this population eventually left, and was replaced by new settlers. Its name is derived from the biblical passage "with the power of salvation of his [God's] right hand" (Psalms 20:6).[3][4]

It has been subject to several Qassam rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip.

See also

References

  1. "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 268. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
  3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.477 , ISBN 965-220-186-3
  4. Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962, p29
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