District Jerusalem Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi Website www.nechusha.org.il Local time Thursday 4:06 PM | Council Mateh Yehuda Population (2015) 1,240 Founded 1955 | |
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Nehusha (Hebrew: נְחוּשָׁה, lit. Steadfast) is a moshav in central Israel. Located five kilometres north-east of Beit Guvrin, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,240.
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Map of Nehusha, Israel
History
The moshav was established in 1955 on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Umm Burj. but collapsed in 1968. It was re-established in 1981. Its name is derived from the name of the Biblical town of Ir-Nachash (1 Chronicles 4:12) nearby and from Psalms 18:35 (where it is translated as brass, although its meaning is steadfast or firm);
Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
References
Nehusha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA