Neve Eitan
Neve Eitan
נווה איתן | |
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| Etymology: Strong Residence | |
  Neve Eitan  Neve Eitan | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′28″N 35°31′52″E / 32.49111°N 35.53111°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Valley of Springs |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 25 November 1938 |
| Founded by | Polish Jews |
| Population (2022)[1] | 308 |
Neve Eitan (Hebrew: נווה איתן, lit. 'Strong Residence') is a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel. Located about 1 kilometre (1,000 m) east of Beit She'an and 1 kilometre (1,000 m) west of Maoz Haim, it is under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 308.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name "Neve Eitan" is based on the original Hebrew text of a verse in Jeremiah (Jeremiah, 49:19),[2] in which God curses Edom to sudden overthrow: "It shall be as when a lion comes up out of the jungle of the Jordan (Ge'on HaYarden: גְּאֹ֣ון הַיַּרְדֵּן֮) against a secure pasture (Neve Eitan: נְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒)" (JPS1985).
History
[edit]Neve Eitan was established on what was land belonging to the Palestinian village of Al-Ghazzawiyya.[3]
The kibbutz was established on 25 November 1938 by Polish members of the "Akiva" movement as part of the tower and stockade campaign. Sabras (Jewish people born in historic Palestine) joined the settlement in 1952.[citation needed]
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Neve Eitan 1938 -
Neve Eitan 1946
Education
[edit]The kibbutz is home to the "Ge'on HaYarden" (lit. 'Pride of Jordan') high school, which has more than 500 pupils.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Shmuel Yanai (1921-2011), commander of the Israeli Sea Corps (lived in Neve Eitan).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.365, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ^ Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 49. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
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