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Gefen

Coordinates: 31°44′27″N 34°52′42″E / 31.74083°N 34.87833°E / 31.74083; 34.87833
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Gefen
גפן
Gefen is located in Jerusalem
Gefen
Gefen
Coordinates: 31°44′27″N 34°52′42″E / 31.74083°N 34.87833°E / 31.74083; 34.87833
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1955
Founded byMoroccan Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
427

Gefen (Hebrew: גֶּפֶן, lit.'Grapevine') is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 427.[1]

History

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The village was established in 1955 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Mughallis.[2]

The name is taken from Psalm 80:15: "God Almighty, look down from heaven and see; watch over this grapevine."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 220. ISBN 0-88728-224-5. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol.9: Judaea, Jerusalem 1980, Keter Press, p.379 (Hebrew)