Naham

Coordinates: 31°46′0″N 35°0′14″E / 31.76667°N 35.00389°E / 31.76667; 35.00389
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Naham
נחם
ناحام
Naham is located in Jerusalem
Naham
Naham
Coordinates: 31°46′0″N 35°0′14″E / 31.76667°N 35.00389°E / 31.76667; 35.00389
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Founded byCochin and Yemenite Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
532

Naham (Hebrew: נַחַם) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 532.[1]

History[edit]

Moshav Naham was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen and Cochin on part of the lands of the moshava of Hartuv, abandoned during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was named after a member of the Tribe of Judah in the Book of Chronicles 4:19[2] — "And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite."

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.355, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)