Beit Hilkia

Beit Hilkia
Beit Hilkia
Coordinates: 31°47′26.88″N 34°48′43.91″E / 31.7908000°N 34.8121972°ECoordinates: 31°47′26.88″N 34°48′43.91″E / 31.7908000°N 34.8121972°E
District	Central
Council	Nahal Sorek
Affiliation	Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Founded	1953
Founded by	Former Jerusalem and ma'abarot residents
Population (2014)[1]	849

Beit Hilkia (Hebrew: בֵּית חִלְקִיָּה, lit. House of Hilkia) is an Haredi moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Gedera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council. In 2014 it had a population of 849.

History

The village was established in 1953 by former residents of Jerusalem and ma'abarot who wanted to combine an ultra-orthodox and agricultural lifestyle. It is named after Hilkia, the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1).^[2]

References

1. 2014 populations Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.111 , ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
   Place Names in Israel. A Compendium of Place Names in Israel compiled from various sources. Translated from Hebrew, Jerusalem 1962 (Israel Prime Minister’s Office. The Israeli Program for Scientific Translations) p.256 (Location of the book: Ben Zvi Institute Library, 12 Abarbanel St., Jerusalem; in the online-catalogue: )
   Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.10, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)