Adirim
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| Hebrew | אַדִּירִים | |
| Name meaning | Lordly (plural) | |
| Founded | February 20, 1956 | |
| Council | Gilboa | |
| Region | Gilboa | |
| Coordinates | 32°32′57.11″N 35°16′17.75″E / 32.5491972°N 35.2715972°ECoordinates: 32°32′57.11″N 35°16′17.75″E / 32.5491972°N 35.2715972°E | |
| Population | 300 (2002) | |
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Adirim (Hebrew: אַדִּירִים), a small moshav (communal agriculture settlement) located within the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council adjacent to Barak and Dvora.
It is situated 6 km. south of Afula. It was founded on February 20, 1956 by immigrants from Morocco, the first of the Gush Hever moshavim.
The population is 300 (2002).
[edit] Name
Adirim derives its name from the Bible; "Water he requested, (but) milk she gave him: in a lordly bowl she brought him cream." (Judges 5:25) Adirim is also mentioned in Judges 5:13[1]: "Then down marched the remnant of the nobles." It commemorates the warriors of the nearby battle, led by Biblical Deborah, and the Israeli soldiers who fought nearby in the War of Independence.
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- ^ Also, according to Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.71 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
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