Dvora,_Israel

Dvora, Israel

Dvora, Israel

Place in Northern, Israel

Devorah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 225.[1]

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History

The village was founded in 1956 by immigrants from Morocco as part of a program to populate the Ta'anakh region. It is named[2] after the prophet Devorah (Deborah) (Judges 4:4), who defeated Sisera in the Book of Judges.

References

  1. [1]
    "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. [2]
    Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 136, ISBN 965-220-186-3


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