Netaim
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Neta'im is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located in the coastal plain
around 4 kilometres south of Rishon LeZion and covering 1,100 dunam
s, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 502.
The settlement was founded in 1932 by residents of other moshavim as part of the Settlement of the Thousand
plan. Initially called Kfar HaVatikim (lit. Village of the Veterans), it was later renamed Neta'im, a name taken from 1 Chronicles
4:23;
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
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located in the coastal plain
Israeli Coastal Plain
The Israeli coastal plain is the narrow coastal plain along Israel's Mediterranean Sea coast which houses 70% of the country's population. The plain extends north to south and is divided into a number of areas; the Plain of Zebulun , Hof HaCarmel , the Sharon plain , and the Plain of Judea The...
around 4 kilometres south of Rishon LeZion and covering 1,100 dunam
Dunam
A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum, dynym, dulum was a non-SI unit of land area used in the Ottoman Empire and representing the amount of land that can be plowed in a day; its value varied from 900–2500 m²...
s, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gan Raveh Regional Council
Gan Raveh Regional Council
Gan Raveh Regional Council is a regional council in the Center District of Israel. The council's area of jurisdiction extends to eightsettlements: a kibbutz, six moshavim and a youth village. In 2006, the total population was 5,000...
. In 2006 it had a population of 502.
The settlement was founded in 1932 by residents of other moshavim as part of the Settlement of the Thousand
Settlement of the Thousand
The Settlement of the Thousand refers to two separate Zionist plans to settle Jewish families on farms in Mandate Palestine. The first started in September 1926, the second in 1932...
plan. Initially called Kfar HaVatikim (lit. Village of the Veterans), it was later renamed Neta'im, a name taken from 1 Chronicles
Books of Chronicles
The Books of Chronicles are part of the Hebrew Bible. In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim . Chronicles largely parallels the Davidic narratives in the Books of Samuel and the Books of Kings...
4:23;
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work.