Yarhiv ( he, יַרְחִיב, ''lit.''
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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. 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 was founded in 1949 by
demobilised IDF soldiers. Its name is taken from
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy ( grc, Δευτερονόμιον, Deuteronómion, second law) is the fifth and last book of the Torah (in Judaism), where it is called (Hebrew: hbo, , Dəḇārīm, hewords Moses.html"_;"title="f_Moses">f_Moseslabel=none)_and_th ...
12:20:
When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.Deuteronomy Chapter 12
Mechon Mamre
References
{{Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Moshavim
Populated places established in 1949
Populated places in Central District (Israel)
1949 establishments in Israel