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Pedaya

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Pedaya
פְּדָיָה‎
Pedaya is located in Central Israel
Pedaya
Pedaya
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E / 31.85750°N 34.8836972°E / 31.85750; 34.8836972
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1951
Founded byIraqi immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
830

Pedaya (Hebrew: פְּדָיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 830.[1]

History

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The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq. Its name is taken from 2 Kings 23:36:

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ 2 Kings Chapter 23 Mechon Mamre
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