Beit Hilkia is an ultra-orthodox

Haredi Judaism

Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism, often referred to as ultra-Orthodox. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....

 moshav

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 central Israel

Israel

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. Located in the Shephelah

Shephelah

The Shephelah is a designation usually applied to the region in south-central Israel of 10-15 km of low hills between the central Mount Hebron and the coastal plains of Philistia within the area of the Judea, at an altitude of 120-450 metres above sea level. The area is fertile, and a temperate...

 near Gedera

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Nahal Sorek Regional Council

Nahal Sorek Regional Council

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. In 2006, it had a population of 470.

The village was established in 1953 by former residents of Jerusalem and ma'abarot

Ma'abarot

The Ma'abarot were refugee absorption camps in Israel in the 1950s. The Ma'abarot were meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees and new Olim arriving to the newly independent State of Israel, replacing the less habitable immigrant camps or tent cities...

 who wanted to combine an ultra-orthodox and agricultural lifestyle. The Hilkia part of the name is taken from the Book of Psalms

Psalms

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119:57, and means "My portion is the LORD".