Orot
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| Orot | |
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 Orot
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| Coordinates: 31°44′30.48″N 34°44′4.19″E / 31.7418000°N 34.7344972°ECoordinates: 31°44′30.48″N 34°44′4.19″E / 31.7418000°N 34.7344972°E | |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founded by | American, Canadian, and South African immigrants |
| Population (2015)[1] | 498 |
Orot (Hebrew: אוֹרוֹת, lit. Lights) is a moshav in south Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi and covering an area of 2,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 498.
History[edit]
The moshav was founded in 1952 by immigrants from the United States, Canada, and South Africa who were members of the Working Farmer movement. The name is derived[2] from Chapter 26, verse 19 of the Book of Isaiah: "Your dew is as the dew of the lights; the earth will give birth to her dead."
References[edit]
- ^ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.373, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
