Ben Zakai
Ben Zakai
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  Ben Zakai Location within Central Israel  Ben Zakai Location within Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′21″N 34°43′48″E / 31.85583°N 34.73000°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Subdistrict | Rehovot |
| Council | Hevel Yavne |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan Jewish refugees |
| Population (2024)[1] | 1,025 |
Ben Zakai (Hebrew: בֶּן זַכַּאי) is a religious moshav in central Israel. Located just south of Yavne, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,025.[1]
History
The Ben Zakai moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land near the depopulated Arab village of Yibna,[2] and was named after Yochanan ben Zakai.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ↑ Hareuveni, Imanuel (2010). Eretz Israel Lexicon (in Hebrew). Matach. p. 143.
