District Northern Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Population (2015) 614 Local time Friday 11:51 PM | Council Gilboa Founded by Nahal Founded 1976 Founder Nahal | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
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Magen Shaul (Hebrew: מָגֵן שָׁאוּל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Mount Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 614.
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Map of Magen Shaul, Israel
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History
Magen Shaul was founded in 1976 by children of families who lived in other moshavim of the Ta'anakh region. The name "Magen Shaul" is borrowed from the elegy that David proclaimed after Saul died in a battle against the Philistines in the surrounding area.The economy was initially based on roses grown in hothouses.
In the early 2000s, thirty Christian Zionist families from Canada immigrated to Israel and settled in Magen Shaul. They established Gilboa Tooling Industries, a factory for plastic mold processing that exports its products to the space and aviation industry around the world. Gilboa Instruments markets to Boeing, Airbus, NASA and Eaton Aerospace. They also rebuilt the moshav's swimming pool and established a vocational school to train future factory employees.