Ohad, Israel
| Ohad אֹהַד | |
|---|---|
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  Ohad | |
| Coordinates: 31°14′13.19″N 34°25′55.92″E / 31.2369972°N 34.4322000°ECoordinates: 31°14′13.19″N 34°25′55.92″E / 31.2369972°N 34.4322000°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Eshkol |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Population (2015)[1] | 404 |
Ohad (Hebrew: אֹהַד or אוהד) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 404.
History
Founded in 1969 by Olim from various countries, it is named after Ohad, the third son of Shim'om (Simeon), mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 46:10),[2] with the neighbouring communal settlement Tzohar named after his brother, mentioned in the same biblical verse.
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- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 19. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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