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Pedaya
Pedaya ( he, פְּדָיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of . 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 Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. Mechon Mamre References {{Gezer Regional Council[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gezer Regional Council
Gezer Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית גזר, ''Mo'atza Azorit Gezer'') is a regional council in the Central District of Israel. Established in 1949, it had a population of 20,700 in 2006. List of settlements The council covers five kibbutzim, 15 moshavim, and five community settlements. Kibbutzim *Gezer * Hulda *Na'an *Netzer Sereni *Sha'alvim Moshavim *Azaria * Beit Uziel *Ganei Yohanan * Kfar Ben Nun *Kfar Bilu *Kfar Shmuel * Matzliah *Mishmar Ayalon * Pedaya *Petahya *Ramot Meir *Sitria *Yad Rambam *Yashresh *Yatzitz Community settlements *Beit Hashmonay *Ganei Hadar *Karmei Yosef *Mishmar David *Nof Ayalon Twin cities * Leawood, Kansas, United States * Grimma Grimma ( hsb, Grima) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, southeast of Leipzig. Founded in 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district. Location The town is in northern Saxony, southeast of Leipzig and south o ..., Germany External linksOfficial website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraqi Jews
The history of the Jews in Iraq ( he, יְהוּדִים בָּבְלִים, ', ; ar, اليهود العراقيون, ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity c. 586 BC. Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. The Jewish community of what is termed in Jewish sources "Babylon" or "Babylonia" included Ezra the scribe, whose return to Judea in the late 6th century BCE is associated with significant changes in Jewish ritual observance and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Babylonian Talmud was compiled in "Babylonia", identified with modern Iraq. From the biblical Babylonian period to the rise of the Islamic caliphate, the Jewish community of "Babylon" thrived as the center of Jewish learning. The Mongol invasion and Islamic discrimination in the Middle Ages led to its decline. Under the Ottoman Empire, the Jews of Iraq fared better. The community established modern schools in the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
