Avdon
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Avdon is a moshav
in northern Israel
. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 471.
The village was established in 1952 by immigrants
from Iran and Tunisia, and was initially named Kfar Avdon (lit. Avdon Village) after the biblical
city of Abdon
in Asher tribe (Joshua 21:30), which was located in the area.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in northern Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council
Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council
The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi. Its offices are located in Gornot HaGalil....
. In 2006 it had a population of 471.
The village was established in 1952 by immigrants
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
from Iran and Tunisia, and was initially named Kfar Avdon (lit. Avdon Village) after the biblical
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
city of Abdon
Abdon
Abdon may refer to:*Abdon, Shropshire, a village in the English county of Shropshire*Abdon , the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, the tenth judge of Israel; also probably Bedan...
in Asher tribe (Joshua 21:30), which was located in the area.