Ein Ya'akov () is a

moshav A moshav (, plural ', "settlement, village") is a type of Israeli village or town or Jewish settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 and 1 ...

in northern

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. Located near

Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha (; ) is a city in the North District, Israel, North District in Israel, about east of Nahariya, and about Above mean sea level, above sea level. The city was established in 1963 through a municipal merger of the Arab citizens of ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Ma'aleh Yosef'') is a Regional council (Israel), regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established on 15 October 1950 by

immigrants Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents. Commuters, tourists, and other short- ...

from

Kurdistan Kurdistan (, ; ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo- cultural region in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languages, and national identity have historically been based. G ...

and

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

. Its name (as of the neighbouring moshav

Me'ona Me'ona () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located between Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1949 by Jewish exodus f ...

) is taken from

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy (; ) is the fifth book of the Torah (in Judaism), where it is called () which makes it the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. Chapters 1–30 of the book consist of three sermons or speeches delivered to ...

33:27–28:

And Israel dwelleth in safety, Jacob's spring is secure, in a land of corn and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew.

References

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