Ahuzam, or Ahuzzam ( he, אֲחֻזָּם) is a moshav in southern

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 around five kilometres south of

Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat, also spelled Qiryat Gat ( he, קִרְיַת גַּת), is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It lies south of Tel Aviv, north of Beersheba, and from Jerusalem. In it had a population of . The city hosts one of the most a ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Lakhish Regional Council Lakhish Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית לכיש, ''Mo'atza Azorit Lakhish'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It surrounds the ancient city of Lakhish and the modern city of Kiryat Gat. It was founded in 1 ...

. In its population was .

Etymology

The moshav was originally named ''Ma'agalim'' but renamed after the biblical Ahuzam, son of Ashur, the father or founder of Tekoa, who may have lived in this area (1 Book of Chronicles 4:6).

History

Ahuzam was founded on 30 October 1950 by Jewish immigrants from

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

, members of the ''Ma'agalim'' society. It was associated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement, but is now a mixed religious and secular community.

References

{{Lakhish Moshavim Lakhish Regional Council Populated places established in 1950 Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Moroccan-Jewish culture in Israel