Founded 1952 | Population (2015) 498 Local time Monday 5:36 AM | |
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Orot (Hebrew: אוֹרוֹת, lit. Lights) is a moshav in south Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi and covering an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 498.
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Map of Orot, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1952 by immigrants from the United States, Canada, and South Africa who were members of the Working Farmer movement. The name is derived from Chapter 26, verse 19 of the Book of Isaiah: "Your dew is as the dew of the lights; the earth will give birth to her dead."
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