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Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel.[2] Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,200.[1]

Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע‎ إليشماع
Elishama
Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Drom HaSharon
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Libyan Jewish refugees
Population  (2019)[1]	1,200

History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas.[3] It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).[4]

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