Even Sapir

Even Sapir

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Even Sapir
foundation = 1950
founded_by = Kurdish immigrants
region = Jerusalem corridor
council = Mateh Yehuda
industry =
affiliation = Moshavim Movement
website =

Even Sapir ( _he. אֶבֶן סַפִּיר, lit. "Sapphire Stone") is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 654.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan.It was named after "Even Sapir", a book written in 1864 by Rabbi Yaakov Halevi Sapir, a Jerusalem resident.cite book|title=Lexicon of the Land of Israel|publisher=Miskal - Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books|language=Hebrew|year=1999|first=Immanuel|last=HaReuveni|pages=19|isbn=965-448-413-7] The book describes the life and costumes of the Jews of Yemen in the 19th century.

To the north of the moshav is the St. John in the Desert monastery and a cave attributed to John the Baptist.

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