Ahuzam

Ahuzam

Ahuzam, or Ahuzzam ( _he. אֲחֻזָּם) is a moshav in the Lakhish Regional Council in the Southern District of Israel. It is located about 5 km south of Kiryat Gat.

It was founded on 30 October 1950 by immigrants from Morocco belonging to the "Ma'agalim" organization, and is now associated with the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.Cite encyclopedia|first=Ze'ev|last=Vilnai|title=Arad|encyclopedia=Ariel Encycpoledia|volume=Volume 1|pages=101|publisher=Sifriyat HaSade|language=Hebrew|location=Israel] The moshav was originally named Ma'agalim (not to confused with the nearby modern-day moshav), but renamed to Ahuzam, after one of the sons of Ashhur from the Tribe of Judah (mentioned in 1 Chr. 4:6), who is thought to have resided in the area. [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=29|isbn=965-448-413-7]

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