Merkaz Hever
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Merkaz Hever (Hebrew: מֶרְכַּז חֶבֶר) is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council.
The community was founded originally in 1958 as a regional center for the three neighboring communities: Barak, Adirim, and Devorah.
In 1982 it was converted to a communal settlement, and it was expanded.
The name Merkaz Hever is connected to Yael, the wife of Hever the Kenite (Judges 4:17), after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend (Merkaz Yael). The story described in Judges took place in this area.
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Coordinates: 32°32′52.08″N 35°15′52.91″E / 32.5478°N 35.2646972°E
