Yarhiv

Yarhiv
יַרְחִיב
Yarhiv
Coordinates: 32°9′8.27″N 34°58′4.07″E / 32.1522972°N 34.9677972°E / 32.1522972; 34.9677972Coordinates: 32°9′8.27″N 34°58′4.07″E / 32.1522972°N 34.9677972°E / 32.1522972; 34.9677972
Council Drom HaSharon
Region Sharon plain
Affiliation Moshavim Movement
Founded 1949
Founded by Demobbed IDF soldiers

Yarhiv (Hebrew: יַרְחִיב, lit. [He] will Enlarge) is a moshav in central Israel. Located to near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 736.

The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers. Its name is taken from Deuteronomy 12:20:

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as He hath promised thee, and thou shalt say: 'I will eat flesh', because thy soul desireth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, after all the desire of thy soul.[1]

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