Neta'im

Neta'im נְטָעִים
Neta'im
Coordinates: 31°56′43.79″N 34°46′24.24″E / 31.9454972°N 34.7734000°ECoordinates: 31°56′43.79″N 34°46′24.24″E / 31.9454972°N 34.7734000°E
Council	Gan Raveh
Region	Coastal plain
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1932
Founded by	Moshavniks

Neta'im (Hebrew: נְטָעִים, lit. Plantations), is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain around 4 kilometres south of Rishon LeZion and covering 1,100 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 502.

The settlement was founded in 1932 by residents of other moshavim as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan.^[1] Initially called Kfar HaVatikim (lit. Village of the Veterans), it was later renamed Neta'im, a name taken from 1 Chronicles 4:23;

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work.^[2]

References

1. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 368. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
2. 1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Mechon Mamre