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]

References

↑ Deuteronomy Chapter 12 Mechon Mamre

Drom HaSharon Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Einat Eyal Givat HaShlosha Horashim Nahshonim Nir Eliyahu Ramat HaKovesh

Moshavim	Adanim Elishama Gan Haim Ganei Am Gat Rimon Givat Hen Hagor Kfar Ma'as Kfar Malal Kfar Sirkin Magshimim Neve Yamin Neve Yarak Sde Warburg Sdei Hemed Tzofit Tzur Natan Yarhiv Yarkona

Community settlements	Nirit Tzur Yitzhak

Jewish locality	Matan

Jewish village	Ramot HaShavim

Other locale	Beit Berl

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