Yarhiv

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Yarhiv
foundation = 1949
founded_by = Demobbed IDF soldiers
region = Sharon plain
council = Drom HaSharon
industry = Agriculture
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Yarhiv ( _he. יַרְחִיב, lit. "He will enlarge") is a moshav in central Israel. Located to near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 736.

The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers. Its name is taken from Deuteronomy 12:20:

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul. [ [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0512.htm Deuteronomy Chapter 12] Mechon Mamre]

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