Eliakim ( he, אֶלְיָקִים) is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

in northern Israel. Located in the

Menashe Heights The Manasseh Hills or hill country of Manasseh, directly derived from Hebrew: Menashe Heights ( he, רָמוֹת מְנַשֶּׁה, Ramot Menashe, Manasseh Heights), called Balad ar-Ruha in Arabic, meaning "Land of Winds", is a geographical regi ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1949 as a

by Jewish refugees from Yemen on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm az-Zinat, 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.

Notable residents

* Boaz Mauda, winner of season 5 of Kokhav Nolad

References

{{Megiddo Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1949 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel 1949 establishments in Israel