Ahisamakh, Israel

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Ahisamakh
<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֲחִיסָמָךְ
Ahisamakh is located in Israel
Ahisamakh
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Council Hevel Modi'in
Region Shephelah
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1950
Founded by Libyan refugees
Population (2014)[1] 1,336

Ahisamakh (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֲחִיסָמָךְ‎, lit. Brother of Support) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 1,336.

The village was established in 1950 by refugees from Msallata in Libya.[2] It is named after the Biblical Danite Ahisamakh"[3] (Exodus 31:6)

References

  1. 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
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  3. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.73 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)

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