Image Wadi Aravah Sunset Israel Jordan.jpg thumb 250px right Wadi Arabah. Sunset. The Arabah lang he n , HaArava , lit. desolate and dry area ref Cite encyclopedia editor encyclopedia title trans title Arava language Hebrew edition date year 2000 publisher Mapa volume 6 location Tel Aviv isbn pages 107 110 quote 1 ref lang ar , unicode W d Araba , also known as Aravah , is a section of the Jordan Rift Valley ... of the Arabah, but in antiquity up to the early 20th century this full expanse of Rift Valley was all considered part of the Arabah. The hottest, southern stretch of the Arabah is convert 166 km mi ... 15 km mi abbr on south of the Dead Sea. In the last section, the Arabah drops steeply to the Dead ... falling . The southern Arabah is very hot and dry and virtually without rain consequently, it is only ... , Al Manaja h , and Al Marzaqa , among others. The main economic activities for these Arabah ... production King Solomon apparently had mines here. The Arabah was home to the Edom ites Edom was called Idumea in Roman times . East of the Arabah was the domain of the Nabatea ns, the builders of the city of Petra . The Israel Jordan Treaty of Peace Israel Jordan Peace Treaty was signed in the Arabah ... Canal Red Dead Seas Canal , which follows along the Arabah. This long envisioned project was once ... on and by the Jordanian side. Natural history The Arabah is very scenic there are colorful ... Society for the Conservation of Nature , is a candle lit eco lodge situated deep in the Arabah ... of Sinai, Petra, and W dy Arabah, 255 pages C. Michael Hogan. 2009. http www.globaltwitcher.com artspec ... http www.wadiarabahproject.man.ac.uk Wadi Arabah Project Crossing the Rift http www.israelinphotos.com ... es Arav eu Aravah fr Arabah id Arabah it Wadi Araba he nl Wadi Araba pl Arabah pt Arava ro Arava ru sv Wadi Arabah uk zh ... more details
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Arabah other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Yemen pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in Yemen Location subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Yemen subdivision type1 Governorates of Egypt Governorate subdivision name1 Abyan Governorate Abyan subdivision type2 subdivision name2 Politics government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title Settled established date Area area magnitude unit pref Imperial Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion area land km2 See table Template Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion Population population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi population metro population density metro km2 population density metro sq mi General information timezone Yemen Standard Time utc offset 3 timezone DST utc offset DST latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Arabah is a village in south western Yemen . It is located in the Abyan Governorate . External links http www.tageo.com index e ym v 01.htm?Abyan Towns and villages in the Abyan Governorate Abyan Governorate coord missing Yemen Category Populated places in Abyan Governorate Abyan geo stub ... more details
Aravah can refer to Arabah , a section of the Jordan Rift Valley on the border between Israel and Jordan, south of the Dead Sea and north of the Gulf of Aqaba. Aravah Sukkot , a willow branch, one of the Four Species used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. disambig ... more details
Arava can refer to Arava, Estonia , a village in Anija Commune, Harju County, Estonia. Arabah , a section of the Great Rift Valley between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in Israel and Jordan. Aravah Sukkot Aravah , a willow branch, one of the Four Species used on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. IAI Arava Short Take Off and Landing STOL, plane manufactured by Israel Aircraft Industries. A trade name of the drug leflunomide See also Araba disambiguation disambig he ... more details
Dizahab meaning region of gold or abundant in gold was one of the places bounding the arabah. It is mentioned in Deuteronomy 1 1 These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the Arabah facing Suph , between Desert of Paran Paran and Tophel , Laban , Hazeroth and Dizahab. On Burtons map it is located south of Mt Horab and Elat on the northwestern shore of the Gulf of Aqaba a bit northeast of the desert of Paran which is a wadi running across the southern part of the Sinai from the Gulf of Suez to the Gulf of Aqabah. Tophel is in southwest Jordan a bit to the north of Elat along the boder of Edom and Midian on the road north to Petra and Moab. The sea of Suph is referenced in 1 Kings 9 26 And a navy hath king Solomon made in Ezion Geber, that is beside Eloth, on the edge of the Sea of Suph, in the land of Edom. Laban is the land of Laban or Aram in the extreme north of the Seir and Hazeroth is a station of the Exodus between Elat and Kadesh Barnea . External links http biblecommenter.com deuteronomy 1 1.htm Deuteronomy 1 1 Bible Commentary http www.shema.com modules.php?name News&file article&sid 234 Congregation Shema Yisrael Commentary on Deuteronomy 1 1 46 http www.sacrednamebible.com kjvstrongs CONHEB177.htm S1774 King James Bible Strong s Hebrew Dictionary Category Hebrew Bible places Tanakh stub pl Di Zahab ... more details
Infobox Israel village name Ein Tamar image EinTamar entry.jpg imgsize 250 caption Entrance to Ein Tamar hebname Hebrew meaning Date Palm Date Spring founded 1982 founded by region Arabah Arava council Tamar Regional Council Tamar population popyear pushpin map Israel north negev pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin label position left latd 30 latm 56 lats 31.2 longd 35 longm 22 longs 18.83 website Image EinTamar quarter.jpg thumb right A neighbourhood in Ein Tamar Ein Tamar lang he n , lit. Date Palm Date Spring is a moshav in the northern Arabah valley in Israel . Located south of the Dead Sea , it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council . It was established in August 1982 by 24 families. The historical, biblical Ezekiel 47 19 village of Tamar is probably located in the Hatzeva Fortress near Ir Ovot . External links http eng.negev net.org.il HTMLs article.aspx?C2004 12666 Ein Tamar Negev.net Tamar regional council Category Moshavim Category Populated places established in 1982 cs Ejn Tamar he pl En Tamar ro Ein Tamar ... more details
Araba may refer to one of the following places lava , a province in northern Spain called Araba in Basque Arabah , a section of the Great Rift Valley One of two villages in Palestine Arraba, Galilee , an Arab Israeli town in Israel Arraba, Jenin , a Palestinian village in the West Bank Araba carriage , a carriage such as a cab or coach used in Turkey and neighboring countries also spelled aroba Kingdom of Araba Araba carriage Araba 2000 Araba album , a 1999 album by Mustafa Sandal Araba Formation , in palaeozoic geology See also Arava disambiguation disambig ca Araba cs Araba de Araba hr Araba ... more details
Image Tafila Tophel.JPG thumb 200px right Tophel or Tofel was an Edom ite town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the desert east of the Jordan River Jordan that is, in the Arabah opposite Suph , between Desert of Paran Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab . Deuteronomy 1 1 . It is identified as Tafilah in Jordan north to Petra . External links http www.bartleby.com 65 to Tophel.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition http www.searchgodsword.org enc isb view.cgi?number T8849 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Category Hebrew Bible places Tanakh stub he pl Tofel ... more details
Image NeotHaKikar entry.jpg thumb right Sign to the moshav Image NeotHaKikar road.jpg thumb right A neighbourhood in Neot HaKikar Neot HaKikar lang he n is a moshav in the northern Arabah valley in Israel . Located south of the Dead Sea , it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council . Site of the Neot HaKikar disaster . Tamar regional council coord 30 55 59.15 N 35 22 36.11 E type city display title Category Moshavim cs Ne ot ha Kikar he pl Ne ot HaKikkar ro Neot HaKikar ... more details
Eilot Hebrew should not be confused with the nearby city of Eilat Hebrew . Infobox Kibbutz name Eilot image PikiWiki Israel 7778 eilot and the bay.JPG caption imgsize 250px foundation 1963 founded by population 305 region Arabah Arava industry Agriculture , dairy , tourism affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 34 lats 53.03 longd 34 longm 57 longs 46.8 website http www.eilot tourism.co.il www.eilot tourism.co.il Image EilotCattle.jpg thumb right Cattle farm Eilot lang he n is the southernmost kibbutz in Israel , located in the Arabah valley, near the border with Jordan and less than a kilometer north of Eilat and just over 3 kilometers north of the Red Sea . It was established in 1963 and named for a verse in the Books of Kings I Kings 9 26 And Solomon King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber , which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea , in the land of Edom . 9 26 . The Eloth mentioned in the verse is likely close to the present day location of Kibbutz Eilot. The kibbutz has about 80 members and a total population of about 350. It is most noted for its Date Palm date orchard , though vegetable s, other fruit s, and dairy product s are also produced, and tourism is a major industry. See also Eilat Hevel Eilot Regional Council External links http www.eilot tourism.co.il en index.html Official website en icon Israel geo stub Hevel Eilot Category Eilat Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Category Populated places established in 1963 ar cs Ejlot he pl Eilot ... more details
image 12 Tribes of Israel Map.svg thumb 250px The Wilderness is in the south The Wilderness of Zin Desert of Zin lang he , Midbar Tzin is a geographic area mentioned by the Torah as containing Kadesh Barnea within it ref e.g. bibleverse Numbers 27 14 bibleverse Numbers 33 36 ref and it is therefore also referred to as the Wilderness of Kadesh ref bibleverse Psalms 29 8 ref . Most scholars , as well as traditional sources, consequently identify this wilderness as being part of the Arabah . ref Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica 1899 ref Similarly named is the Wilderness of Sin . Modern English translations make a distinction but it is not easily evident from the LXX and the Vulgate that, apart from a couple of instances, ref bibleverse Numbers 34 4 , bibleverse Joshua 15 3 ref render both Hebrew in and s n as Sin . The Wilderness of Sin is mentioned by the Bible as being adjacent to Biblical Mount Sinai Mount Sinai some Citation needed date April 2010 consider Sinai to refer to al Madhbah at Petra , adjacent to the central Arabah, and it is thus eminently possible that the Wilderness of Sin and the Wilderness of Zin are actually the same place. It was this very region that the British Arabist and adventurer T. E. Lawrence was exploring in a military survey for the British army when he was drafted into service. His expedition, funded by the Palestine Exploration Fund, included a survey of the entire Negev Desert. References Reflist Bibliography Woolley, C. Leonard and Lawrence, T. E., The Wilderness of Zin . Rev. 3rd ed. Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, in association with Stacey International, London, 2003 . Coord 30.971 N 35.325 E display title source dewiki Category Exodus Stations Category Torah places Category Deserts of Israel Tanakh stub de Zin W ste pl Cin pustkowie ... more details
This article is about the kibbutz. For other uses, see Yahel disambiguation . Infobox Kibbutz name Yahel image Yahel entry road.jpg imgsize 250 caption Entrance to the kibbutz foundation 1977 founded by Progressive Judaism Israel Reform movement region Arabah industry Agriculture affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 30 latm 5 lats 2.75 longd 35 longm 7 longs 44.76 website http yahel.org.il English tabid 160 Default.aspx www.yahel.co.il Yahel lang he n is a Reform Judaism Reform kibbutz in the Arava as spelled in English when borrowed from Hebrew or Arabah as spelled in English when borrowed from Arabic in the Negev desert in the southern part Israel , 60 miles from the city of Eilat . It is the first kibbutz founded by the Reform movement. The name of the kibbutz is symbolic and means he will put up a tent . It comes from the Book of Isaiah Isaiah 13 20 . ref name hareuveni lexicon cite book title Lexicon of the Land of Israel publisher Miskal Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books language Hebrew year 1999 first Immanuel last HaReuveni isbn 965 448 413 7 page 393 ref References Reflist Further reading William F.S. Miles. Zion in the Desert American Jews in Israel s Reform Kibbutzim . Albany, NY State University of New York Press, 2007. External links http yahel.org.il English tabid 160 Default.aspx Official website http www.kibbutzyahel.co.il Kibbutz Yahel Ma ayan BaMidbar he icon Hevel Eilot Category Eilat Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Category Religious Israeli communities Category Reform Judaism Israel geo stub cs Jahel he pl Yahel kibuc ... more details
Infobox Kibbutz name Elifaz image Elifaz.jpg imgsize 250 caption foundation 1983 founded by Nahal region Arabah industry Agriculture affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 47 lats 50.27 longd 35 longm 0 longs 41.04 website http www.elifaz.co.il www.elifaz.co.il Elifaz lang he n is a kibbutz in the Arabah valley, near Eilat , in the far south of Israel . It belongs to the Hevel Eilot Regional Council . The kibbutz was founded in January 1983 by settlers from Nahal . The founders were Israelis from Jerusalem , Bat Yam , Haifa and Nahariya . The kibbutz belongs to the Kibbutz Movement Kibbutz Artzi Kibbutz HaArtzi movement. Its population is 45 residents. The name Elifaz was inspired by the eponymous character Eliphaz Job Eliphaz in the Book of Job f.e. Job 2 11 . In the Negev there are also places with the names of the 2 other friends Mahane Bildad in the middle and moshav Tzofar in the northern Arava. In 2012 the Kibbuts made history as hte first kibbutz in Israel to welcome Druze redients, Haza and Nibal Tafesh were unanimously confirmed as full members by an overwhelming majority of inhabitans becoming the first Druze members of a Kibbutz anywhere in Israel. . ref cite web title First Druze kibbutz members say they re enveloped with love url http www.haaretz.com print edition news first druze kibbutz members say they re enveloped with love 1.417208 publisher Haaretz accessdate 8 March 2012 ref External links and references http www.elifaz.co.il Official website he icon Reflist Hevel Eilot Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Category Nahal settlements Category Populated places established in 1983 cs Elifaz he pl Elifaz kibuc ru ... more details
Infobox Israel village name Be er Ora image BeerOra.jpg imgsize 250 hebname Hebrew meaning Well of light founded 2001 founded by region Arabah Arava council Eilot Regional Council Eilot population 20 families popyear 2007 pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 42 lats 39.95 longd 34 longm 58 longs 44.76 Be er Ora lang he n is a communal settlement Israel communal settlement near Eilat in the far south of Israel . It belongs to the Hevel Eilot Regional Council . It is located in the Arabah Arava region, just west of Highway 90 Israel Highway 90 , north of kibbutz Eilot , and south of Elifaz kibbutz Elifaz and Timna Park . As of 2007, twenty families live there. History Be er Ora was founded as part of a program to populate the Arava and to bring people from central Israel to the Negev , which was determined to be a preferred place for new settlement. Be er Ora was founded in 2001. Previously there was a Gadna Israel Gadna army base, also called Be er Ora, in that location. The word Be er means well of water . Before the community was established, there was a well within its area that served as the first source of fresh water for Eilat, before Eilat was connected to the national water network. The word Ora light is borrowed from the nearby Ora Mountain and Ora Creek. fact date May 2009 Aviation near Eilat As of 2008, there are three airports in the far south of Israel Eilat Airport in the city of Eilat , Yotvata Airport in Yotvata about 40 km north of Eilat, and Ovda International Airport about 50 km north of Eilat. In 2004, the government decided to move Eilat Airport to an empty area near Be er Ora. This decision was made because the airport in Eilat is located very close to residential and commercial areas planes landing in Eilat pass directly over a large shopping mall . The new airport will be called the Timna Airport Ilan and Assaf Ramon Airport . Hevel Eilot Category Community settlements in Israel cs Be er Ora he ... more details
Infobox Kibbutz pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 56 lats 36.95 latNS N longd 35 longm 4 longs 7.31 longEW E image KibbutzGrofit hill.jpg caption imgsize 250 name Grofit foundation 1963 founded by Nahal region Arabah hebname Hebrew meaning Shoot district south council Hevel Eilot Regional Council Hevel Eilot industry Agriculture affiliation Kibbutz Movement website http www.grofit.net www.grofit.net Grofit lang he n , lit. Shoot of a plant is a kibbutz near Eilat in the Arabah region in the far south of Israel . It falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council . History The community was founded in 1963 as a Nahal settlement and is named after the Arabic name of the nearby Grofit Creek. In 1966 the kibbutz was settled by adults who had been members of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement. ref name mapa Cite book publisher Mapa Publishing isbn 9657184347 pages 584 others Yuval El azari ed. title Mapa s concise gazetteer of Israel location Tel Aviv date 2005 he icon ref Notable residents Moshe Ya alon , Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces IDF from 2002 to 2005. References reflist External links http www.grofit.net index.html Official website he icon Hevel Eilot Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Category Populated places established in 1963 Category Nahal settlements cs Grofit es Grofit he pl Grofit ... more details
Infobox Israel village pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 30 latm 2 lats 11.4 longd 35 longm 2 longs 19.31 name Neve Harif image NeveHarif2.jpg caption imgsize 250 image3 caption3 imgsize3 hebname Hebrew arname stdHeb altOffSp altUnoSp meaning founded 1983 founded by region Arabah district south council Hevel Eilot Regional Council Hevel Eilot affiliation Kibbutz Movement population 127 popyear 2008 area dunam website Image NeveHarif1.jpg thumb right Neve Harif lang he n is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the Arabah valley near Eilat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council . In 2008 it had a population of 127. History The kibbutz was founded in 1983 by city dwellers who wanted to establish a kibbutz that would combine the kibbutz ideology with a modern daily lifestyle. The community was established on a temporary site named Shitim, moving to the current site a year later. The kibbutz was originally named Avida lang he based on its location, but was renamed Neve Harif in honour of Knesset member and kibbutz activist Moshe Harif who was killed in a car crash in 1982. External links http eng.negev net.org.il HTMLs article.aspx?C2004 12746 Neve Harif Negev Information Centre Hevel Eilot Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Category Populated places established in 1983 cs Neve Charif he pl Neve Harif ... more details
Infobox Israel village name Ein Hatzeva image EinHatzeva palmtrees.jpg imgsize 250 hebname Hebrew arname meaning Hatzeva Spring founded 1960 founded by region Arabah Arava council Tamar Regional Council Tamar population popyear pushpin map Israel pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin label position left latd 30 latm 47 lats 53 longd 35 longm 14 longs 48 website Ein Hatzeva lang he n , lit. Hatzeva Spring is a moshav in the central Arabah Arava valley in Israel . Located south of the Dead Sea , it falls under the jurisdiction of Tamar Regional Council . Ein Hatzeva was founded in 1960 as an unaffiliated agriculture farm, and was not recognized by the government. The founders attempted to grow vegetables in the arid Arava area, and the village was recognized upon their success. ref name hareuveni lexicon cite book title Lexicon of the Land of Israel publisher Miskal Yedioth Ahronoth Books and Chemed Books year 1999 author HaReuveni, Immanuel page 748 isbn 965 448 413 7 he icon ref It was named after the nearby Hatzeva Spring, which in turn takes its name from the Arabic name, Ayn Husb. The location was mentioned in Greek texts as Eisebon. ref name hareuveni lexicon References reflist Tamar regional council Category Moshavim Category Populated places established in 1960 cs Ejn Chaceva he pl En Hazeva ro Ein Hatzeva ... more details
Yemen does not have any permanent rivers, but does have numerous wadi wadis , which is an either permanently or intermittently dry riverbed. This is a list of wadis in Yemen . This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream s name. Red Sea Tihamah Wadi Harad Wadi Mawr Wadi Akhraf Wadi Haydan Wadi Surdud Wadi Siham Wadi Rima Wadi Zabid Wadi Mawza Wadi Bani Khawlan Wadi De Nachib Gulf of Aden Wadi Harim Wadi Tuban Wadi Bana Wadi Hassan Wadi Ahwar Wadi Jurrah Wadi Milh Wadi Ar Ruqub Wadi Mayfa ah Wadi Amaqin Wadi Hada Wadi Hajr Wadi Huwayrah Wadi al Masilah Wadi Hibun Wadi Hamir Wadi Hayfari Wadi Tabaqim Wadi Sana Wadi Adim Wadi Hadramawt Hadhramaut Wadi Sarr Wadi Amd Wadi al Jiz Wadi Dawan Dhahawn Wadi Kidyut Wadi Mahrat Wadi Tinhalin Rub al Khali Wadi Jawf Wadi Raghwan Wadi al Kharid Wadi Abrad Wadi as Sudd Wadi Harib Wadi Dumays Wadi Bayhan Wadi Markhah Wadi Makhyah Wadi as Sidarah Wadi Qinab Wadi Aywat al Manahil Wadi Armah Wadi Dahyah Wadi Arabah Yemen Wadi Arabah Wadi Rakhawt Wadi Mitan Wadi Shihan Wadi Hat Asia topic List of rivers of Category Rivers of Yemen Category Lists of rivers by country Yemen Category Yemen related lists Rivers vi Danh s ch c c s ng Yemen ... more details
This is a list of rivers in Jordan . This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream s name. Dead Sea Listed clockwise from the Jordan River. Jordan River Wadi al Gharabah Wadi al Kafrayn Valley of the Orchads, Amm n Wadi as Seer Wadi ar Ramah Wadi Shu ayb Wadi Sha eb Zarqa River Jabbok River Wadi Zulayl Wadi Dhuleil Wadi Kufrinjah Wadi Yabes Wadi Ziqlab Wadi al Arab Yarmouk River Wadi Zarqa Ma in Wadi Mujib Arnon Wadi al Haydan Wadi an Nukhaylah Wadi al Hafirah Wadi ash Shuqayq Wadi al Karak Arabah Wadi Arabah Wadi al Jayb Wadi al Hasa Wadi al Fidan Wadi al Buwayridah Wadi Musa Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Wadi Yitm Wadi Rum Syrian Desert Wadi as Sirhan Far Wadi al Abyad Wadi Fakk Abu Thiran Wadi al Fukuk Wadi el Hasah Wadi al Gharra Wadi Ba ir Wadi al Makhruq Wadi al Jashshah al Adlah Wadi Rijlat Wadi al Ghadaf Wadi al Janab Qa Al Jafr Wadi Abu Safah Wadi al Buraykah Wadi Abu Tarafah Wadi Abu Amud Wadi al Jahdaniyah Wadi Kabid Wadi al Unab References Rand McNally, The New International Atlas , 1993. http earth info.nga.mil gns html index.html GEOnet Names Server Asia topic List of rivers of Category Rivers of Jordan Category Lists of rivers by country Jordan Category Jordan related lists Rivers simple List of rivers of Jordan ... more details
Jotbathah Hebrew language Hebrew , Yatvatah or Jotbath is one of the stops of the Israelite s on the Exodus journey. It name may mean goodness derived from the Hebrew Jatahh or Tubb, implying therefore Good, both Natural and Moral. It was a land of brooks of water . It is possible that it is Yotvata or Sabkhat et Taba and Bir et Taba ref Ashley, Timothy R. The Book of Numbers William B Eerdmans Publishing 1996 ISBN 978 0802825230 p631 http books.google.co.uk books?id 6hBSceHiuAAC&pg PA631&dq Jotbathah Glueck&ei JqCWSfuhE4uiyASbpq37CQ&client firefox a ref in the Arabah , a salt marsh area, which may be the brooks of water . An Early Iron Age fortress has been found here, with Midianite pottery and copper working scraps suggesting that water and nearby acacia trees may have provided water and wood for charcoal for the miners at Ramesses Har Timna. Notes reflist ExodusStation Hor Haggidgad Abronah Tanakh stub coord 29 53 44 N 35 03 36 E source kolossus plwiki display title pl Jotbata ... more details
The geographic region known as Numeira is described at Arabah . Image Numeira overview to west.JPG thumb Overview of Numeira, looking west Image Numeira destruction level, back of eastern gate.JPG thumb Early Bronze III destruction level at Numeira, inside the east gate. Numeira is an archaeology archaeological site near the Dead Sea . The site has substantial Early Bronze Age remains. Numeira is also the name given to the river and valley wadi adjacent to the archaeological site. The river is significantly eroding the archaeological site. It has been argued that Numeira approximates the alleged biblical city of Gomorrah , although other archaeologists argue that it is in the wrong geographical area, was a village as opposed to a major city and is not within the designated timeframe. See also Bab edh Dhra , arguable candidate site for Sodom coord 31.131588 35.529399 display title Category Bronze Age sites Category Former populated places in Southwest Asia pl Numeira ... more details
Infobox Kibbutz pushpin map Israel pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin label position latd 31 latm 48 lats 29.51 latNS N longd 35 longm 28 longs 32.87 longEW E name Beit HaArava image BetHaarava2.jpg caption imgsize 150px image3 caption3 imgsize3 hebname Hebrew arname stdHeb altOffSp altUnoSp meaning House of the Arabah Arava foundation 1939 original br 1980 re establishment founded by Youth Aliyah members region Arabah district js council Megilot Regional Council Megilot affiliation population popyear area dunam website Beit HaArava lang he n , lit. House of the Arabah Arava is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank . Located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 Israel Highway 1 and Highway 90 Israel Highway 90 , it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regional Council . The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank International law and Israeli settlements illegal under international law , but the Israeli government disputes this. ref name BBC GC4 cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 1682640.stm title The Geneva Convention publisher BBC News date 10 December 2009 accessdate 27 November 2010 ref History The village was originally established in 1939 by European members of Zionist youth movement s who had fled Nazi Germany to British Mandate of Palestine Mandate Palestine via Youth Aliyah . ref name ynet cite web url http www.ynet.co.il articles 0,7340,L 3083822,00.html title Beit HaArava Blooming in the salty earth date 2005 05 13 accessdate 2008 05 16 publisher Ynet he icon ref David Coren , later a member of the Knesset , was also amongst the founders. It was named after the biblical village of the same name, located in the Arabah Arava plain, and means House in the Desert . ref name JNF 1948 cite book title Jewish Villages in Israel author Jewish National Fund year 1949 publisher Hamadpis Liphshitz Press location Jerusale ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Nahal settlements lang he , Hiahzut Nahal were settlements established by Nahal soldiers in Israel and Israeli occupied territories . Supporting Jewish settlement growth and expansion throughout Israel was once the main focus of the Nahal military brigade. The goal for every Nahal settlement was to become a civilian settlement. This method of encouraging settlement was particularly effective in less desirable areas mainly, in the Negev , the Galilee , the Arabah , and after the Six Day War the West Bank , the Gaza Strip , the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula . The first Nahal settlement was Nahal Oz located in the northwestern Negev desert close to the border with the Gaza Strip. A number of former Nahal settlements are now 100 civilian. Many of today s kibbutz im were originally Nahal settlements. The last Nahal settlement was closed in 2001. Category Nahal settlements Israel geo stub de Nachal Siedlung he ... more details
unreferenced date September 2010 Context date October 2009 See also Abida genus Abid lang ar According to Genesis 25 4, Abida was the son of Midian son of Abraham Midian , and the grandson of Abraham and his wife Keturah . Abraham sent his sons by Keturah to live in the east, far from their half brother Isaac . Abida was one of Midian s descendants, the Midianites , settled in the territory east of the Jordan River Jordan bibleverse Tobit 1 14 NAB and also much of the area east of the Dead Sea later occupied by Ammon ites, Moab ites and Edom ites , and southward through the desert wilderness of the Arabah . or Abi dah, father of knowledge knowing, according to the Bible one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah 1 Chr. 1 33 , also apparently the chief of an Arab tribe. See also Abid Category Hebrew Bible people Tanakh stub pl Abida pt Abida filho de Midi uk ... more details
Infobox Israel village name Samar image Samar sport.jpg imgsize 250 caption Sports field foundation 1976 founded by Hashomer Hatzair members region Arabah industry Agriculture affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 49 lats 59.52 longd 35 longm 1 longs 18.84 website Samar lang he n is a kibbutz in the Arabah valley in the far south of Israel . Located near Eilat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Eilot Regional Council . History The kibbutz was founded in 1976 by gar in from other kibbutzim who wanted to form a different kind of community. The name Samar is borrowed from a plant that grows in the Arabah and near the Dead Sea . Samar is one of the few kibbutzim that continues to maintain a lifestyle consistent with the original socialist ideals of the kibbutz movement. About 50 to 100 families live there as of 2007. Economy Kibbutz Samar is primarily engaged in growing and exporting organic dates. Dates from Kibbutz Samar and other kibbutzim in the Ardom Co op can be purchased in the United States at Mrs. Green s Natural Market. ref http www.mrsgreens.com retailer store templates shell id 1.asp?storeID 7PDT21H24MS92L1E0G03N0ET9VG99J57 Mrs. Green s Market Now Carries Dates from Kibbutz Samar and Ardom Co op members ref Infrastructure Electricity Most of Samar s electricity is set to be provided by a 30 m solar power tower that provided 100 kilowatts of energy, as well as the kibbutz s heating needs. The tower was built by the company AORA, sits on 2 dunam s 0.2 hectare s , and includes 30 mirrors. ref cite web url http www.ynet.co.il articles 0,7340,L 3729128,00.html title First Solar Tower in Israel will be Inaugurated in the Arava publisher Ynet date June 10, 2009 accessdate 2009 08 26 he icon ref See also Sands of Samar Gallery gallery Image Samar garden.jpg Garden Image Samar pool.jpg Near the swimming pool gallery References Reflist Hevel Eilot Category Kibbutzim Category Kibbutz Movement Catego ... more details
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