Ohad, Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Ohad 31°14′13″N 34°25′56″E / 31.23694°N 34.43222°E / 31.23694; 34.43222
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Eshkol
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1969
Population (2022)^[1]	409

Ohad (Hebrew: אֹהַד or אוהד‎) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 409.^[1]

History

Founded in 1969 by immigrants from various countries, it is named after Ohad, the third son of Shim'on (Simeon), mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 46:10),^[2] with the neighbouring communal settlement Tzohar named after his brother, mentioned in the same biblical verse.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ Yuval Elʻazari, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.