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Naham Founded 1950 Founded by Cochin and Yemenite Jews Council Mateh Yehuda Region Jerusalem corridor Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi Coordinates 31°46′0.12″N 35°0′14.04″E / 31.7667°N 35.0039°ECoordinates: 31°46′0.12″N 35°0′14.04″E / 31.7667°N 35.0039°E Naham (Hebrew: נַחַם) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 455.
The moshav 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 — "And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite."
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Mateh Yehuda Regional Council Kibbutzim Harel · Kiryat Anavim · Ma'ale HaHamisha · Nahshon · Netiv HaLamed-Heh · Ramat Rachel · Tzora · TzovaMoshavim Aderet · Agur · Aminadav · Aviezer · Bar Giora · Beit Zayit · Beit Meir · Beit Nekofa · Bekoa · Eshtaol · Even Sapir · Gefen · Giv'at Ye'arim · Givat Yeshayahu · Kfar Uria · Ksalon · Luzit · Mevo Beitar · Mata · Mahsia · Mesilat Zion · Naham · Nehusha · Nes Harim · Neve Ilan · Neve Michael · Ora · Ramat Raziel · Sdot Micha · Sho'eva · Shoresh · Ta'oz · Tal Shahar · Tarum · Tirosh · Tzafririm · Tzelafon · Yad HaShmona · Yish'i · Zanoah · ZekhariaCommunal settlements Jewish villages Arab villages Other villages Categories:- Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1950
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