Matan ( he, מתן, lit. ''Gift'') is a
community settlement
A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ...
in central
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located near
Yarhiv
Yarhiv ( he, יַרְחִיב, ''lit.'' ewill Enlarge) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav w ...
and
Nirit
Nirit ( he, נִירִית) is a community settlement in central Israel. Located near Matan and the Horshim forest, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
Nirit was founded on ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Drom HaSharon Regional Council
The Drom HaSharon Regional Council ( he, מוֹעָצָה אֲזוֹרִית דְּרוֹם הַשָׁרוֹן, translit. ''Mo'atza Azorit Drom HaSharon'', ''lit.'' Southern Sharon Regional Council) is a regional council in the Sharon region in c ...
. In it had a population of .
History
The village was founded in 1993, and took its name from the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...
, specifically
Proverbs
A proverb (from la, proverbium) is a simple and insightful, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic speech, formulaic language. A proverbial phra ...
18:16:
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Its establishment was part of Minister of Housing
Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
S ...
's 'seven stars' plan to increase Jewish settlement along the
Green Line.
[Gabriel Schwake (2020]
Supply-side territoriality: reshaping a geopolitical project according to economic means
''Space and Polity''
Notable residents
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Yuval Diskin
Yuval Diskin ( he, יובל דיסקין; born June 11, 1956) was the 12th Director of the Israeli Internal Security Service Shabak (frequently referred to in English as the "Shin Bet") from 2005 to 2011. He was appointed by Prime Minister Ariel ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Community settlements
Populated places established in 1995
Populated places in Central District (Israel)
1995 establishments in Israel