| Hebname | זרחיה |
|---|---|
| Foundation | 1950 |
| Founded by | Iranian and Maghrebi immigrants |
| District | south |
| Council | Shafir |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Coordinates | 31°40′55″N 34°44′43″E |
Zrahia (Hebrew: זְרַחְיָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel.[1] Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Shafir Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 1950 on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya.[2] Most of the founders were immigrants from Iran, although there were also some from the Maghreb, particularly Morocco. It was named after Zrahia, an ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:4), who came to the Land of Israel after the Babylonian captivity.[3]
References
- ^ About Zrahia Homee (in Hebrew)
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 135, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Vilnai, Ze'ev (1974). "Zarahiya" (in Hebrew). Ariel Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Tel Aviv, Israel: Am Oved. p. 2106.