Eliakim (Hebrew: אֶלְיָקִים) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 969.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°37′57″N 35°3′59″E / 32.63250°N 35.06639°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Megiddo |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 969 |
History
editThe village was established in 1949 as a moshav by Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm az-Zinat,[2][3] and was named after Jehoiakim (who was originally named Eliakim), a King of Judah (2 Kings 23:34). In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement, but returned to being a moshav in 2008.
Archaeology
editA large burial cave was unearthed at Eliakim, featuring a poorly executed inscription above its entrance, using the Samaritan script, which reads "El'azar son of Azariah". The cave houses three burial troughs and a loculus.[4]
Notable residents
edit- Boaz Mauda, winner of season 5 of Kokhav Nolad
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 200. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xxii, settlement #117. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ^ "CXLI. Eliaqim nos. 7511-7512", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1625–1626, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-027, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07