Meitav, Israel

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Meitav (Template:Langx, lit. Utmost, best) is a moshav in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In Template:Israel populations it had a population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations

History

The moshav was established in 1954 by immigrants from Kurdistan and Iraq on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Mazar.[1] The third settlement to be founded in the Ta'anakh, it was initially named Ta'anakh Gimel (lit. Ta'anakh 3). The name derives from Bereshit/Genesis 47,11: "Joseph ... gave them property in the best part of the land."[2][3]

References

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  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.324 Template:ISBN
  3. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.39 Template:In lang Template:ISBN

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