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Devorah (Hebrew: דְּבוֹרָה) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Ta'anakh region, near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. As of 2019 it had a population of 217.[1]

Dvora
דְּבוֹרָה
Entrance sign
Etymology: Named after Deborah
Dvora
Dvora
Coordinates: 32°33′12″N 35°15′49″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilGilboa
Founded byMoroccan Jews from Marrakesh
Population
 (2019)[1]
217

History


The village was founded in 1956 by immigrants from Morocco as part of a program to populate the Ta'anakh region. It is named[2] after the prophet Devorah (Deborah) (Judges 4:4), who defeated Sisera in the Book of Judges.


References


  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 136, ISBN 965-220-186-3



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