Shtulim

Shtulim
Shtulim
Coordinates: 31°46′24.34″N 34°41′1.82″E / 31.7734278°N 34.6838389°ECoordinates: 31°46′24.34″N 34°41′1.82″E / 31.7734278°N 34.6838389°E
Council	Be'er Tuvia Regional Council
Region	South-central Israel
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Yemenite immigrants
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Shtulim (Hebrew: שְׁתוּלִים, eng. the Planted) is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Ashdod, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,600.

The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen. It took its name from a passage in the Book of Psalms^[1] 92:13: "They are planted in the house of the Lord, they flourish in the courts of our God."^[2]

It has been flooded multiple times due to its proximity to two rivers.

References

1. Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 552. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.422, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)