Beit She'arim (moshav)

Beit She'arim
Beit She'arim is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Beit She'arim
Beit She'arim
Beit She'arim is located in Israel
Beit She'arim
Beit She'arim
Coordinates: 32°41′46″N 35°10′38″E / 32.69611°N 35.17722°E / 32.69611; 35.17722
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1926
Founded byYugoslav Jews
Population
 (2022)[1]
815

Beit She'arim (Hebrew: בֵּית שְׁעָרִים, lit.'House of Gates') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Ramat Yishai, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 815.[1]

Moshav Beit She'arim is named after the ancient town of Bet She'arayim, also known as Bet She'arim,[2] the remains of which are in Beit She'arim National Park, five kilometers east of the moshav.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Sharon, Moshe (2004), Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Vol. III, D-F; page XXXVII [1]
  3. ^ Modern Bet She'arim Jewish Virtual Library