District Southern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Founded by Moroccan immigrants Local time Wednesday 11:55 AM | Council Bnei Shimon Founded 1953 Population (2015) 411 | |
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Ta'ashur (Hebrew: תְּאַשּׁוּר, lit. Larch) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev between Ofakim and Netivot, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council and covers an area of around 1,200 dunams. In 2015 it had a population of 411.
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Map of Ta'ashur, Israel
History
The moshav was established in 1953 by Moroccan immigrants. Its name is taken from the Book of Isaiah, specifically Isaiah 41:19:
I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia-tree, and the myrtle, and the oil-tree; I will set in the desert the cypress, the plane-tree, and the larch together;
Two other nearby moshavim, Brosh (cypress) and Tidhar (plane-tree) take their name from this passage and the three of them are known as the Moshavei Yahdav (lit. the "Together Moshavim").