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Eshbol

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District
  
Southern

Affiliation
  
Moshavim Movement

Population (2015)
  
490

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:18 AM

Council
  
Merhavim

Founded by
  
Persian Jews

Founded
  
1954

Eshbol

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 95% Humidity

Eshbol (Hebrew: אֶשְׁבּוֹל‎, lit. Spadix) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Netivot and Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 490.

Contents

Map of Eshbol, Israel

History

The village was established in 1954 as a farm by members of the "Eshbol" organisation who were immigrants from Iran.

References

Eshbol Wikipedia