| Ohad אוהד | |
|---|---|
|  | |
|   Ohad | |
| Coordinates: 31°14′13″N 34°25′56″E / 31.23694°N 34.43222°E | |
| Country | Israel | 
| District | Southern | 
| Council | Eshkol | 
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement | 
| Founded | 1969 | 
| Population  (2021)[1] | 413 | 
Ohad (Hebrew: אֹהַד or אוהד) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the Hevel Eshkol area of the north-western Negev desert near the Gaza Strip border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 413.[1]
History
Founded in 1969 by immigrants from various countries, it is named after Ohad, the third son of Shim'on (Simeon), mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 46:10),[2] with the neighbouring communal settlement Tzohar named after his brother, mentioned in the same biblical verse.
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- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑  Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval Elʻazari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 19. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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