Merkaz Haver
Encyclopedia
Merkaz Hever is a communal settlement
in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel
. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council
.
The community was founded originally in 1958 as a regional center for the three neighboring communities: Barak
, Adirim
, and Devorah.
In 1982 it was converted to a communal settlement, and it was expanded.
The name Merkaz Hever is connected to Yael
, the wife of Hever the Kenite (Judges
4:17), after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend (Merkaz Yael
). The story described in Judges took place in this area.
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
in the Ta'anakh region 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...
. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council
Gilboa Regional Council
Gilboa Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements as of 2007...
.
The community was founded originally in 1958 as a regional center for the three neighboring communities: Barak
Barak, Israel
Barak is a moshav in northern Israel in the Ta'anakh region. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council.The moshav was founded in 1956 by immigrants to Israel from Morocco as part of the program to settle the Ta'anakh region....
, Adirim
Adirim
Adirim , a small moshav located within the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council adjacent to Barak and Dvora.It is situated 6 km. south of Afula...
, and Devorah.
In 1982 it was converted to a communal settlement, and it was expanded.
The name Merkaz Hever is connected to Yael
Yael
Yael is a character mentioned in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible, as the heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin...
, the wife of Hever the Kenite (Judges
Book of Judges
The Book of Judges is the seventh book of the Hebrew bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its title describes its contents: it contains the history of Biblical judges, divinely inspired prophets whose direct knowledge of Yahweh allows them to act as decision-makers for the Israelites, as...
4:17), after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend (Merkaz Yael
Merkaz Yael
Merkaz Yael is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council.It was founded in 1960 as part of the program to inhabit the Ta'anakh region...
). The story described in Judges took place in this area.