Elishama
אֱלִישָׁמָע إليشماع | |
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Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Central |
Council | Drom HaSharon |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,168 |
Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel.[2] Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 1,168.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas.[3] It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).[4]