Pedaya ( he, פְּדָיָה) 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 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 in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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 fi ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1951

immigrants Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

from

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. Its name is taken from

2 Kings The Book of Kings (, '' Sēfer Məlāḵīm'') is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It concludes the Deuteronomistic history, a history of Israel also including the books ...

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.2 Kings Chapter 23
Mechon Mamre

References

{{Gezer Regional Council Moshavim Populated places established in 1951 Iraqi-Jewish culture in Israel Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1951 establishments in Israel