District Central Affiliation HaOved HaTzioni Population (2015) 887 | Council Hevel Modi'in Founded 1950 Local time Thursday 3:31 AM | |
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Beit Nehemia (Hebrew: בֵּית נְחֶמְיָה, lit. House of Nehemiah) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Shoham, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 887.
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Map of Beit Nehemia, Israel
History
The village was established in 1950 on the land of the destroyed Arab village of Beit Nabala by Jewish immigrants from Persia. It was named after the Biblical prophet Nehemiah, who left Persia for Israel like the modern founders.
References
Beit Nehemia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA