Ben Gurion
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Ben Gurion can refer to the following persons:
- Nicodemus ben GurionNicodemus ben GurionNicodemus ben Gurion was a wealthy Jew who lived in Jerusalem in the 1st century CE. He is widely believed to be identical to the Nicodemus mentioned in the Gospel of John....
, a Biblical figure, probably a rich Jewish member of the SanhedrinSanhedrinThe Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Biblical Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel made of 71 members...
that felt sympathetic to Jesus Christ
- David Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
, the first Prime Minister of IsraelPrime Minister of IsraelThe Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel . The prime minister is the country's chief executive. The official residence of the prime minister, Beit Rosh Hamemshala is in Jerusalem...
- Several things in IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
are named after him including:- Ben Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International AirportBen Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...
, the largest international airportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... - The Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBen-Gurion University of the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev is a university in Beersheba, Israel, established in 1969. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has a current enrollment of 17,400 students, and is one of Israel's fastest growing universities....
, with the main campus located in Be'er ShevaBeershebaBeersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300.... - Midreshet Ben-GurionMidreshet Ben-GurionMidreshet Ben-Gurion , also known as Midreshet Sde Boker, is a communal settlement in southern Israel. Located near Sde Boker in the Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2010 it had a population of 1,200....
– settlement in the NegevNegevThe Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'... - The Ben Gurion tank – a locally modified Israeli version of the Centurion tankCenturion tankThe Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...
- Ben Gurion elementary schools in RehovotRehovotRehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2009 the city had a total population of 112,700. Rehovot's official website estimates the population at 114,000.Rehovot was built on the site of Doron,...
and NetanyaNetanyaNetanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... - Ben-Gurion House, an historic house museum in Tel Aviv
- Paula (Munweis, or Monbesz) Ben-GurionPaula Ben-GurionPaula Ben-Gurion was the Russian-born wife of David Ben-Gurion the founding Prime Minister of Israel. They had three children together: Geula, Amos and Renana....
(1892–1968), the Russian-born wife of David Ben-Gurion - Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy CenterBen-Gurion National Solar Energy CenterThe Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center at Midreshet Ben-Gurion is the national alternative energy research institute of Israel. It was established in 1987 by the Ministry of National Infrastructures to study promising alternative and clean energy technologies, particularly those involving...
- Ben-Gurion International Airport Garden, a garden outside Terminal 3 of Ben-Gurion International Airport
- Kiryat Ben-GurionKiryat hamemshalaKiryat HaMemshala , also known as Kiryat Ben-Gurion, is a complex of government buildings in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.-History:...
- Ben Gurion Airport Railway StationBen Gurion Airport Railway StationBen Gurion Airport Railway Station is a station on the Israel Railways lines between Tel Aviv and Modi'in. The station is located in the lower level of Ben Gurion International Airport's Terminal 3, and was opened in 2004.-Services:...
- Ben Gurion High SchoolBen Gurion High SchoolBen Gurion High School is a high school in Petah Tikva, Israel.The School currently has approximately 800 students from across Petah Tikva....
, a high school in Petah Tikva, Israel - Ramot Ben Gurion (also known as Romemot, Romema)
- Ben Gurion International Airport
See also
- Gurion Joseph HymanGurion HymanGurion Joseph Hyman – Canadian Jewish Anthropologist, Linguist, Pharmacist, Composer, Artist, and Translator. Primary contributions have been liturgical compositions for the Passover Haggadah and Sabbath prayer service, translations into English as well as the setting to music of several...
(born 1925), Jewish Canadian annthropologist, linguist, pharmacist, composer, artist, and translator - Gorion