YIZRE'EL — (Heb. יִזְרְעֶאל), kibbutz in northern Israel at the foot of Mt. Gilboa affiliated to Iḥud ha Kevuẓot ve ha Kibbutzim. In the War of Independence the strategically situated Arab village of Zaʿrīn served as a vantage point from which Arab units… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POPULATION — THE JEWISH POPULATION Growth by Aliyah In 1882 the Jewish population of Ereẓ Israel numbered some 24,000, roughly 5% of the total, and about 0.3% of the world Jewish population. Since then there has been an almost continuous flow of aliyah, which … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Esdraelon, Plain of — Hebrew Emeq Yizreʽel Plain, northern Israel. About 25 mi (40 km) long, it divides the hilly areas of Galilee in the north and Samaria in the south. Part of the ancient passage between Egypt and the Fertile Crescent, it was an avenue of commerce… … Universalium
Jezreel Valley — and Mount Tabor Jezreel Valley … Wikipedia
Highway 60 (Israel) — Highway 60 (Hebrew: כביש 60, Kvish Shishim ) is a north south intercity road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from Beersheba to Nazareth.[citation needed] Contents … Wikipedia
Gilboa Regional Council — ( he. מועצה אזורית הגלבוע) is a regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements as of 2007. The area is about 250,000 dunams.It is bordered on the… … Wikipedia
Jezreel — Jezreelite, n. /jez ree euhl, el , jez reel /, n. Plain of, Esdraelon. * * * ▪ ancient city, Israel Hebrew Yizreʿel (May God Give Seed), ancient city of Palestine, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel under King Ahab, located on a… … Universalium
Afulaʿ — ▪ Israel largest city of the Plain of Esdraelon, or Valley of Jezreel (Hebrew: ʿEmeq Yizreʿel), northern Israel. Named for the Arab village of Al ʿAffūla formerly at that site, it is sometimes called ʿIr Yizreʿel (“City of Jezreel”). It was … Universalium
ENCYCLOPEDIAS — of General Content in Hebrew and Yiddish Outside of Israel The first Hebrew encyclopedias were translations or adaptations of Arabic works, which were intended as systematic presentations of the sciences in the medieval Aristotelian scheme, not… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IḤUD HABONIM — IḤUD HABONIM, largest pioneering youth movement of the labor Zionist movement, founded in 1958 with headquarters in Israel. Iḥud Habonim was established by the amalgamation of various youth movements around the world. It was composed of what was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
