Nehusha

Nehusha
Founded	1955
Council	Mateh Yehuda
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Coordinates	31°37′47.99″N 34°57′15.83″E / 31.6299972°N 34.9543972°E / 31.6299972; 34.9543972Coordinates: 31°37′47.99″N 34°57′15.83″E / 31.6299972°N 34.9543972°E / 31.6299972; 34.9543972
Population	284[1] (2008)
Nehusha
Website	www.nechusha.org.il

Nehusha (Hebrew: נְחוּשָׁה‎‎, lit. Steadfast) is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 240.

The moshav was established in 1955, but collapsed in 1968. It was re-established in 1981. Its name is derived from Psalms 18:35 (where it is translated as brass, although its meaning is steadfast or firm);

Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

Nehusha is established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm Burj.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Locality File" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 2008. http://www.cbs.gov.il/ishuvim/ishuv2008/bycode.xls. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 
2. ^ Kahlidi, 1992, p 217.

Bibliography

• Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5 

External links

• Village website (Hebrew)