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Zavdiel

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District
  
Southern

Affiliation
  
Poalei Agudat Yisrael

Population (2015)
  
470

Local time
  
Sunday 6:51 AM

Council
  
Shafir

Founded by
  
Yemenite immigrants

Founded
  
1950

Zavdiel

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 96% Humidity

Zavdiel (Hebrew: זַבְדִּיאֵל‎, lit. Gift of God) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located in Hevel Lakhish near Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In 2006, it had a population of 413.

Contents

Map of Zavdiel, Israel

History

The village was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Hatta. Its name was taken from Nehemiah 11:14, and is the name of a priest returning from Babel.

References

Zavdiel Wikipedia