Orphan date November 2006 eastons The Valley of Salt , valley of saltpits , ref 2 Samuel 2 Kings 8 13 Douay Rheims Bible Douay Rheims ref valley of Saltpits , ref 2 Kings 4 Kings 14 7 Douay Rheims Bible Douay Rheims ref or vale of saltpits ref 1 Book of Chronicles Paralipomenon 18 12, 25 11 Book of Psalms Psalm 59 2 Douay Rheims Bible Douay Rheims ref lang he is a place where it is said David smote the Syrians 2 Sam. 8 13 . This valley the Arabah is between tribe of Judah Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea . Hence some interpreters would insert the words, and he smote Edom , after the words, Syrians in the above text. It is conjectured that while David was leading his army against the Ammon Ammonites and Syrians, the Edomites invaded the south of Judah, and that David sent Joab or Abishai Bible Abishai against them, who drove them back and finally subdued Edom. Comp. title to Ps. 60 Ps. 59 in the Septuagint . Here also Amaziah slew of Edom ten thousand men 2 Kings 14 7 comp. 8 20 22 and 2 Chr. 25 5 11 . Notes reflist Category Hebrew Bible valleys Salt Tanakh stub ... more details
Hormah meaning broken rock , banned , or devoted to destruction , also known by its Canaan ite name Zephath Tsfat in an unidentified city in the Hebrew Bible , mentioned as one of the cities captured by Joshua . Its location is unknown some place it between Beer Sheba and Gaza , some between Beer Sheba and Arad, Israel Arad and some in the east side of the Arabah in the ruins of Sarta under the town of Tafileh, Tufileh or Tafyleh, identified as biblical Tophel . The city is mentioned in Book of Numbers 21 2 3 Then Israel made this vow to the LORD If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy their cities. The LORD listened to Israel s plea and gave the Canaanites over to them. They completely destroyed them and their towns so the place was named Hormah. It is also mentioned in Book of Judges 1 17 Then the men of Tribe of Judah Judah went with the Tribe of Simeon Simeon ites their brothers and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed the city. Therefore it was called Hormah. It is also mentioned in Numbers 14 45. The Amalekite and the Canaanite who dwelled on that mountain descended they struck them and pounded them until Hormah . External links http www.keyway.ca htm2001 20010730.htm Bible Study http www.bartleby.com 65 ho Hormah.html The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition http www.christiananswers.net dictionary hormah.html WebBible Encyclopedia Category Hebrew Bible places Tanakh stub he ... more details
Infobox Airport name Ein Yahav Airfield nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA EIY ICAO LLEY type Public owner operator city served location Sapir, Israel Sapir elevation f 164 elevation m coordinates website metric elev metric rwy r1 number r1 length f 4000 r1 length m r1 surface stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Ein Yahav Airfield lang he , officially known as Sapir Airfield , is a small desert airfield in southern Israel s Arabah between the Dead Sea and Eilat . The airfield is located across Highway 90 Israel Highway 90 from Sapir, Israel Sapir , and not far from Ein Yahav . It was constructed in 1970, and since 1989 has had service to which operated by Elrom Airways to Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv . External links http www.airports worldwide.com israel en yahav israel.htm Ein Yahav Airfield Israeli Airports coord 30 37 17.39 N 35 12 11.36 E display title Category Airports in Israel Category 1970 establishments Category Southern District Israel Asia airport stub Israel geo stub Israel transport stub he pl Port lotniczy Ein Yahav vi S n bay Ein Yahav ... more details
This is a list of rivers in Israel . This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream s name. Mediterranean Sea Listed from north to south. Nahal Betzet Nahal Kziv Ga aton River Belus River Nahal Na aman Kishon River Nahal Taninim Hadera Stream Nahal Alexander Nahal Poleg Yarkon River Ayalon River Nahal Qana Nahal Shillo Nahal Sorek Lakhish River Nahal Shikma HaBesor Stream Nahal Gerar Nahal Be er Sheva Nahal Havron Dead Sea Listed clockwise from the Jordan River. Jordan River Nahal Harod Nahal Yissakhar Nahal Tavor Yarmouk River Nahal Yavne el Nahal Arbel Nahal Amud Nahal Korazim Nahal Hazor Nahal Dishon Hasbani River Nahal Ayun Dan River Israel Dan River Banias River Arabah Nahal HaArava Nahal Neqarot Nahal Ramon Nahal Shivya Nahal Paran Nahal Hiyyon Nahal Zin Tze elim Stream Nahal Mishmar Nahal Hever Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Nahal Shahmon Nahal Shelomo 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 Israel Category Lists of rivers by country Israel Category Israel related lists Rivers ... more details
The Wilderness of Sin Desert of Sin lang he , Midbar Sin is a geographic area mentioned by the Bible as lying between Elim and Biblical Mount Sinai Mount Sinai . ref bibleverse Exodus 16 1 ref ref bibleverse Numbers 33 11 12 ref Sin does not refer to sinfulness , but is an untranslated word that would translate as the moon biblical scholars suspect that the name Sin here refers to the Elohim gods semitic Lunar deity moon deity Sin mythology Sin , ref name ReferenceA Cheyne and Black, Encyclopedia Biblica ref ref Jewish Encyclopedia ref ref Peake s commentary on the Bible ref who was worshipped widely around the entire periphery of pre Islamic Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia. The location the Bible refers to is unknown, as its determination relies heavily on the location of Mount Sinai. The traditional identification of Mount Sinai as Jabal Musa , one of the peaks at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula , would imply that the wilderness of Sin was probably the narrow plain of el Markha, which stretches along the eastern shore of the Red Sea for several miles toward the promontory of Ras Mohammed however, most scholars have since rejected these traditional identifications. The more popular identification among modern scholars, of Sinai as al Madhbah at Petra , would imply that the wilderness of Sin was roughly equatable with the central Arabah . The wilderness of Sin is mentioned by the Bible as being one of the places that the Israelites wandered during their the Exodus Exodus ref bibleverse Numbers 13 3 , bibleverse Numbers 13 26 ref the similarly named Zin Desert wilderness of Zin is also mentioned by the Bible as having been a location through which the Israelites travelled. The Bible identifies Kadesh Barnea as having been located within the wilderness of Zin , ref bibleverse Numbers 33 36 ref and most scholars, as well as traditional sources, consequently identify this wilderness as being part of the Arabah ref name ReferenceA it is thus emine ... more details
about the moshav the wilderness Desert of Paran the city in Iran Baharan Shahr Refimprove date August 2009 Infobox Kibbutz name Paran image faran.jpg imgsize 250 caption Aerial view foundation 1971 as a kibbutz founded by Nahal region Arabah industry Agriculture affiliation Moshavim Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 30 latm 21 lats 47.15 longd 35 longm 9 longs 12.95 website Deleted image removed Image Faran1.jpg thumb right Packing house Paran lang he n is a small moshav in the Arabah valley in southern Israel . Located around 100 km north of Eilat , it falls under the jurisdiction of Central Arava Regional Council . In 2009 it had a population of around 100 families. History The moshav is named after the Bible Genesis 21 20 21 ref Bitan, Hanna 1948 1998 Fifty Years of Hityashvut Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.56, ISBN 965 220 423 4 Hebrew ref And God was with the lad, and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. Economy Each of the family farm units covers 50 dunams 50,000 m . The main crops are high quality peppers and flowers for export. In addition, 14 of the families run a cowshed of 40 45 dairy cows each. Among the smaller farm branches are a date palm orchard and turkey production. Some families supplement their income with other activities such as a horseback riding school, a nursery for vegetable and flower seedlings, cottage industries producing arts and crafts articles, and jeep tours. Or date August 2009 In 2008 new rules in Israel made solar power profitable Clarify date August 2009 . Some families started to produce electricity commercially from 50 kWp photovoltaic power plants per family , enjoying high Daily Solar Radiation and dry weather. Citation needed date August 2009 Culture The moshav offers its members a variety of community services including a kinderg ... more details
Infobox Israel village pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 pushpin label position left latd 30 latm 48 lats 19.79 latNS N longd 35 longm 18 longs 0.71 longEW E name Idan image Idan garden.jpg caption Recreation area imgsize 250 hebname Hebrew , arname meaning Named for a nearby stream founded 1980 founded by Immigrants from United States USA , Canada and South Africa region Arabah Arava council Central Arava Regional Council Central Arava affiliation Moshavim movement population 150 popyear 2005 website Idan lang he n is a moshav in Arabah Arava region of southern Israel . It belongs to the Central Arava Regional Council . It was founded in 1980 by Aliyah immigrants to Israel from Canada , the United States and South Africa , who organized for the effort in 1976. It is named for Idan Stream, which flows near the moshav. This was in turn named after the Arab name for the stream, Wadi al Aidan. In 2005, it had a population of 150. ref name mapa cite book publisher Mapa Publishing isbn 9657184347 pages p. 408 others Yuval El azari ed. title Mapa s concise gazetteer of Israel location Tel Aviv date 2005 he icon ref 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 730 isbn 965 448 413 7 he icon ref After the Israel Jordan peace treaty , some of the lands of Idan were handed over to Jordan. ref name hareuveni lexicon Between Idan and Hatzeva is a service road, called Peace Road. The Jewish National Fund paved the Peace Route, along the border between Israel and Jordan, for the benefit of central Arava inhabitants, following the Israel Jordan Peace Treaty of 1994. The road runs along the foot of the Arava Cliffs, opposite the Edom Mountains, and is surrounded by agricultural fields and sandy expanses. A picnic area, lookouts and a trail have been built along the way. The road allows easy access to the eastern part of the She ... more details
Midianite pottery , also known as Qurayya ware ref cite book first Muhammed Abdul last Nayeem year 1990 title Prehistory and Protohistory of the Arabian Peninsula publisher Hyderabad isbn , p. 116 ref is a ware type found in the Hejaz northwestern Saudi Arabia , southern and central Jordan , southern Israel and the Sinai , generally dated to the 13th 12th centuries BCE, although later dates are also possible. It was discovered during the 1930s by Nelson Glueck in his surveys in southern Jordan and his excavations at Tell el Kheleifeh in the southern Arabah valley. Glueck identified these wares as Iron Age II Edomite pottery . ref N. Glueck, Some Edomite Pottery from Tell el Kheleifeh, Parts I and II , Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research , 188 1967 , 8 38. ref During his surveys and excavations in the Arabah in the late 1950s and 1960s, Beno Rothenberg found similar decorated wares and after the discovery at Timna valley of the several Egyptian findings belonging to the 19th and 20th Dynasties, Rothenberg dated this pottery to the 13th 12th centuries BC. Petrographic studies carried out on some of the Timna wares led to the conclusion that they originated in the Hejaz , most probably in the site of Qurayya. ref B. Rothenberg & J. Glass, The Midianite Pottery , in J.F.A. Sawyer & D.J.A. Clines eds. Midian, Moab and Edom The History and Archaeology of Late Bronze and Iron Age Jordan and North West Arabia , JSOT Supl. 24, Sheffield JSOT Press., 1983, 65 124 P.J. Parr, Pottery of the Late Second Millennium B.C. from North West Arabia and its Historical Implications , in D.T. Potts ed. Araby the Blest. Studies in Arabian Archaeology , The Carsten Niebhur Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies Pub. 7, Copenhagen Museum Tusculanum Press, 1988, 73 89 ibid. Qurayya , in Anchor Bible Dictionary , vol. 5, 1992, 594 596 J.M. Tebes, Pottery Makers and Premodern Exchange in the Fringes of Egypt An Approximation to the Distribution of Iron Age Midianite Pottery ... more details
conveyance would pump seawater 230 meters uphill from the Red Sea s Gulf of Aqaba through the Arabah ... and brine conveyance pipelines parallel to the Arabah valley in Jordan. It would also consist ... of the two seas, as well as the desert valley which separates them, the Arabah . Some of these characteristics ... effects of the project on the unique natural systems of the Red Sea, the Dead Sea and the Arabah ref ... , due to water pumping. Damage to the natural landscape and ecosystem of the Arabah, due to the construction ... of the Arabah , due to contamination of groundwater with water from the Red Sea. The alluvial deposits ... bear fatal consequences to both the agriculture and ecosystem of the Arabah. Threats to archeological ... of the Arabah and Threats to archeological heritage, due to the construction, and the increase ... of the Arabah , due to contamination of groundwater with water from the Red Sea. The planning ... more details
Vale of Siddim or Valley of Siddim Salt Sea , ref Bibleverse Genesis 14 3 HE ref sea of the Arabah , ref Bibleverse Deuteronomy 3 17 HE ref east sea , ref Bibleverse Ezekiel 47 18 HE Compare Bibleverse Joel 2 20 HE ref Arabic Bahr Lut the Sea of Lut , Lake Asphaltitus , ref Josephus ref Dead Sea ref name Eardmans 2000 Freedman, Myers, and Beck. Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible , 2000, ISBN 0802824005, ISBN 978 0 8028 2400 4 , p. 1218, Siddim, Valley of ref is a Hebrew bible place name mentioned in the book of Genesis Chapter 14. ref Genesis 14 3, 8, 10 ref In the early 2nd millennium BCE, during the days of Lot Biblical Lot , the Vale of Siddim was a river valley where a great battle occurred between four Battle of Siddim Four kings of Mesopotamia Mesopotamian armies and five cities of the Jordan plain. Siddim is thought to be located on the southern end of the Dead Sea where modern bitumen deposits have been found in respect to the tar pits asphalt, slime pits mentioned in bibleref2 Genesis 14 10 HE . This scripture indicates that the valley was filled with many of these pits that the armies of Sodom and Gomorrah fell into during their retreat from Mesopotamian forces. It has been suggested by theologian s that the destruction of the cities of the Jordan Plain by divine fire and brimstone may have caused Siddim to become a salt sea, what is now the Dead Sea. ref name Eardmans 2000 It is also theorized that tectonic shifting along the Jordan Rift Valley Jordan Gihon rift may have caused this valley s further submersion under the Dead Sea, and that the divine fire and brimstone was an explosion of natural gas released by a ground movement. Citation needed date May 2011 See also Battle of Siddim Sodom and Gomorrah Dead Sea References reflist Category Hebrew Bible valleys Siddim Category Torah places Category Book of Genesis de Tal von Siddim pl Nizina Siddim pt Vale de Sidim ... more details
for the mountain in state of Vermont of the United States Mount Hor Vermont Mount Hor Hebrew language Hebrew Script Hebrew , Hor Ha Har is the name given in the Old Testament to two distinct mountains. One is in the Land of Edom on the East shore of the Dead Sea currently, Jordan , the other by the Mediterranean Sea at the Northern border of the Land of Israel . Mount Hor in Edom File Mthor.jpeg right thumb Mt. Hor This Mount Hor is situated in the edge of the land of Edom Book of Numbers Numbers 33 37 . It is the scene of Aaron s death. Since Josephus it has been identified with the Jebel Nebi Harun Mountain of the Prophet Aaron in Arabic , a twin peaked mountain 4780 feet above sea level 6072 feet above the Dead Sea in the Edomite Mountains on the east side of the Jordan Arabah valley. On the summit is a shrine said to cover the grave of Aaron. Some investigators at the turn of the 20th century dissented from this identification Henry Clay Trumbull H Clay Trumbull preferred the Jebel Madara , a peak northwest of Ain Kadis. Image Mt Harun from Taybe.JPG right thumb Mt. Harun Mount Hor at the Northern border Another Mount Hor is mentioned in Book of Numbers Numbers 34 7,8, defining the northern boundary of the Land of Israel is traditionally identified as the Nur Mountains known also as Amanus. ref Joseph H. Hertz ed., The Pentateuch and Haftorahs Hebrew Text English Translation and Commentary Edition 2 , Soncino Press, 1988 ref See also Tomb of Aaron References Reflist added above categories infobox footers by script assisted edit 1911 ExodusStation Kadesh South of Israel Kadesh Zalmonah coord 30 19 01 N 35 24 25 E source kolossus frwiki display title Category Hebrew Bible mountains Hor es Monte Hor he pl Hor yi zh ... more details
ProgressiveJudaism references date April 2012 Progressive Judaism is the Israel i equivalent of Reform Judaism . History Some of the earliest Reform rabbis to settle in what would become Israel included Rabbi Judah Leon Magnes , who was the first Chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in 1938, became its President. Rabbi Meir Elk , who graduated from the liberal Breslau Rabbinical Seminary in Germany now, Wroc aw, Poland , founded the Leo Baeck School in Haifa , which today is one of the most renowned educational establishments in the country. The first Reform synagogue in Israel is Kehilat Har El Mount of God Community in Jerusalem , which was founded in 1958. Despite a great investment of resources the Reform movement remains tiny in Israel. It has failed to attract many Israelis and its prime constituency is English speaking immigrants. The headquarters of the World Union for Progressive Judaism Reform Judaism is generally referred to as Progressive Judaism in Israel were moved to Jerusalem in 1973, establishing Progressive Judaism s international presence in Zion and reflecting its intention to form a strong indigenous movement. The first Reform kibbutz , Yahel kibbutz Yahel , was founded in 1976 in Arabah Arava and Lotan kibbutz Lotan was founded in 1983. Har Halutz was established in Galilee in 1985. With the mass immigration of Jews from the CIS to Israel, the Reform movement in Israel grew yet was still limited. According to some who date April 2012 , this is due to political pressure from Haredi and other religious parties. citation needed date April 2012 The organizational bodies for Israeli Progressive Judaism are Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism congregational association Israel Religious Action Center In Israel, public and legal advocacy for Progressive Judaism. Bibliography Ephraim Tabory 1988 Reform Judaism in Israel progress and prospects New York, N.Y. Ramat Gan, Israel Institute on American Jewish Israeli Relations of the Ameri ... more details
Orphan date September 2011 Fayfa , or al Fayfa , is an archaeological site in Jordan located near the Dead Sea . Its remains have been extensively looted. History It is believed that Fayfa corresponds with the historic site of Praesidium, a location listed on the 6th century A.D. Madaba Map , rediscovered in 1884. ref Cite journal last Gregory first Caspar Ren title The M daba Map journal The Biblical World volume 12 issue 4 pages 244 250 publisher The University of Chicago Press date Oct., 1898 jstor 3136537 ref During the Mamluk period, the area of Fayfa was occupied in order to exploit the rich agricultural potential of the entire area. ref Cite journal last Roller first Duane W. title News Letter from the Levant Southern Section , 1982 journal American Journal of Archaeology volume 88 issue 2 pages 217 228 publisher Archaeological Institute of America date Apr., 1984 jstor 504997 ref Threats The site has been subjected to significant looting. ref Cite book last MacDonald first B. title The southern Ghors and Northeast Araban archaeological survey publisher J.R. Collins Publications location Sheffield year 1992 ref ref Cite journal last1 MacDonald first1 B. last2 Clark first2 G.A. title Southern Ghors and Northeast Arabah archaeological survey 1986, Jordan a preliminary report. journal Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan volume 31 pages 391 418 year 1987 ref ref Cite journal last1 Rast first1 W.E. last2 Schaub first2 R.T. title Survey of the southeastern plain of the Dead Sea, 1973. journal Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan volume 19 pages 5 53 year 1974 ref Notes references External links cite web url https www.stanford.edu group chr drupal content fayfa title Cultural Heritage Resource Fayfa last1 Stanford Archaeology Center date August 24, 2009 publisher Stanford accessdate June 8, 2011 Category Archaeological sites in Jordan ... more details
Infobox Kibbutz name Ketura image Kibbutz Ketura.jpg caption imgsize 250 hebname Hebrew foundation November 1973 founded by United States American aliyah immigrants region Arabah industry Agriculture, education, manufacturing affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 58 lats 3.36 longd 35 longm 4 longs 15.24 website http www.ketura.org.il www.ketura.org.il Image Qetura sign.jpg thumb right road sign Image Qetura from outside.jpg thumb right in the middle of the Negev Ketura lang he n is a kibbutz north of Eilat in the Arabah rift valley . Ketura is the name of a hill nearby and the name of the second wife of Abraham Genesis 25 1 . It has approximately 130 members and 150 children including adult offspring . About one third of the members are native Israel is, with the rest coming from the United States , Canada , England , South Africa , Australia , Spain , France , Latin America , Switzerland , the Netherlands , New Zealand , and the former Soviet Union . History Ketura was founded in November 1973 by a group of young United States Americans , most of whom had graduated the Young Judaea Year Course in Israel program within the previous decade. Difficulties in the early years frustrated many of the inhabitants of the kibbutz, causing many of the founders to leave rather soon. At the same time, more Young Judaeans joined the community, along with a variety of other immigrants as well as Hitachdut Hatsofim Ve Hatsofot Be Israel Israeli Scout movement graduates, and it grew. This growth resulted in a more stable lifestyle for the inhabitants of Ketura. Tradition Ketura is unique among kibbutzim for its religious pluralism. Although the Kibbutz is not considered a religious kibbutz, Kashrut and Shabbat are observed in the dining room, public areas, and at social and cultural events. There is a functioning synagogue. However, individual members are free to practice or ignore religious traditions in their h ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image ISR HW90.png thumb The Israeli symbol for Route 90 Image Route ninety.jpg thumb A Route 90 road sign on the southbound lane Image Route90 1.jpg thumb A memorial road sign on Route 90 dedicating the route in memory of the late Rehavam Zeevi Route 90 is the longest Israel i road, at about 480 km, and stretches from Metula and the northern border with Lebanon , along the western side of the Sea of Galilee , through the Jordan Valley Middle East Jordan River Valley , along the western bank of the Dead Sea making it the world s lowest road , through the Arabah valley, and until Eilat and the southern border with Egypt on the Red Sea . The road passes through the West Bank near the city of Jericho , but does not enter areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority . The section of route 90 passing through the Jordan Valley was dedicated as Derekh Gandi Gandhi s Road after the late Rehavam Zeevi , an assassinated Israeli Tourism Minister of Israel Minister of Tourism , who was nicknamed after Mahatma Gandhi . The section of Route 90 passing the Dead Sea is named Dead Sea Highway , and it is this location that is the lowest road in the world. It is along this stretch of road that Masada , Ein Gedi nature reserve, Ein Gedi Spa , Qumran Caves , and Ahava company are located. The section of Route 90 passing through the Arabah is named Arava Highway . Checkpoints Route 90 has two checkpoints One in the north near Sdei Trumot , and one in the south just north of Ein Gedi . It is between these two checkpoints that Route 90 intersects with Highway 1 Israel Route 1 . There is no actual four way intersection with Route 1. When traveling south along 90 from the Jordan Valley, the road appears to end at Route 1. Route 90 actually continues by making a left turn on the same road that is Route 1 if you were to make a right turn. A short distance later, Route 90 continues via a right turn. This location is known as Lido Junction . gallery Image G ... more details
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Infobox Kibbutz name Lotan image Lotan.jpg imgsize 250 foundation 1983 founded by Progressive Judaism Israel Reform Movement region Arabah industry Agriculture, eco tourism affiliation Kibbutz Movement pushpin map Israel negev mt pushpin mapsize 250 latd 29 latm 59 lats 7.79 longd 35 longm 5 longs 17.87 website http www.kibbutzlotan.com www.kibbutzlotan.com Image Lotam Mud Hut.JPG thumb right A dome house in lotan, made of straw bales covered with earth plaster Image KibbutzLotan sign.jpg thumb right Attractions in Lotan Lotan lang he n is a Reform Judaism Reform kibbutz in the Arabah Valley in the Negev desert in southern Israel . It was founded in 1983 as Yahel Bet by twenty Israeli and twenty American youths. The current name derives from one of the sons of Seir ref Carta s Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. 3rd edition 1993 Jerusalem, Carta, p.299, ISBN 965 220 186 3 English and Bitan, Hanna 1948 1998 Fifty Years of Hityashvut Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jeruusalem 1999, Carta, p.36, ISBN 965 220 423 4 Hebrew ref . Genesis 36 20 a descendant of Esau, who lived in Edom nearby The kibbutz currently serves as location for eco tourism and birdwatching for tourists. The kibbutz is also a member of the Global EcoVillage network, ref http www.science spirit.org printerfriendly.php?article id 631 Heart and Soil Science & Spirit, 2002 ref and offers seminars and workshops on earth building, watsu, and creative ecology. Its members strive to balance an ecological approach to living in Israel through recycling , permaculture , and other projects. Green Apprenticeship program POV date September 2011 The Green Apprenticeship Ecovillage and Permaculture Design course is an intensive 6 week work study experience run by the Center for Creative Ecology at Kibbutz Lotan in southern Israel . The program offers a highly practically based immersion into the processes and challenges involved with the design, building and ... more details
File Chay Bar Yotvata001.jpg thumb Chay Bar File Reem Lavan002.jpg thumb Arabian oryx File DishonMikrai002.jpg thumb Two Addax near sunset The Yotvata Hai Bar Nature Reserve is a convert 3000 acre km2 adj on reintroduction breeding and reacclimation center administered by the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority Israel Nature Reserves & National Parks Authority , situated in the Southern Arabah near Yotvata . The Yotvata Hai Bar is the desert counterpart of the Carmel Hai Bar Nature Reserve which operates in the country s Northern Mediterranean forest . Endangered and locally extinct animals mentioned in the Bible are bred here for possible reintroduction to the Negev desert . The Asian Wild Ass has already been reintroduced in the Makhtesh Ramon into the wild. In addtition the park has some rare desert animals, which are not native to Israel, like the Scimitar Oryx from northern Africa. Some of the species bred here are Arabian Oryx O. leucoryx Scimitar Oryx O. dammah Ostrich S. c. camelus Addax A. nasomaculatus Asian Wild Ass hybrids of E. h. kulan and E. h. onager Somali Wild Ass E. a. somaliensis Caracal Caracal caracal schmitzi Sand Cat Felis margarita harrisoni Arabian Leopard P. p. nimr Arabian Wolf Dorcas Gazelle Griffon Vulture Nubian Ibex gallery File PikiWiki Israel 9609 Yotveta Hai Bar.jpg Arabian Oryx File Pere Parsi001.jpg Asian Wild Ass File PikiWiki Israel 9605 Yotveta Hai Bar.jpg Ostrich File PikiWiki Israel 9611 Yotveta Hai Bar.jpg Scimitar Oryx gallery External links commonscat http www.parks.org.il ParksENG company card.php3?NewNameMade 48&from 116&CNumber 422155 Yotvata Hai Bar http redseadesert.com html 060haibar.html Red Sea Desert Tours Israel geo stub Asia protected area stub coord 29.871406 N 35.050292 E region IL display title Nature reserves of Israel Category Nature reserves in Israel cs Jotvata Chaj Bar de Chai Bar Jotvata fa fr R serve de Hai Bar he ... more details
Infobox Israel municipality name Tamar Regional Council image skyline NeveZohar ST 06.jpg image caption Headquarters of the Tamar Regional Council at Neve Zohar on the shores of the southern Dead Sea . hebname arname meaning latd 31 latm 27 lats latNS N longd 35 longm 23 longs longEW E founded 1955 type rc typefrom stdHeb altOffSp altUnoSp district south population 2,300 popyear 2006 area dunam 1650000 areakm mayor Dov Litvinoff The Tamar Regional Council lang he , Mo atza Ezorit Tamar is a regional council Israel regional council in Israel s South District Israel South District , on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arabah Arava valley. The council was established in 1955 with the opening of lodging at Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom near the Dead Sea Works , and its jurisdiction covers an area of 1,650 km sup 2 sup . The first council head was Yehuda Almog Kopelivitch , who had lived in the area from 1934. The present Mayor of the Tamar Regional Council is Mr. Dov Litvinoff. The council today encompasses communal villages, agriculture , factories, tourist sites, and military and civilian installations. Tamar council has a permanent population of 2,300, ref name cbs populations cite web url http www.cbs.gov.il population new 2008 table3.pdf publisher Israel Central Bureau of Statistics title Table 3 Population of Localities Numbering Above 1,000 Residents and Other Rural Population date 2007 09 30 accessdate 2008 03 07 ref half of which is Jewish and lives in 5 communities, and half of which is Arab living in Unrecognized villages unrecognized communities . ref Israel Central Bureau of Statistics data Tamar Regional Council includes 5 communities and the population includes 51.4 Jews and others and 48.6 Arabs http www.cbs.gov.il publications local authorities2006 excel p libud.xls . None of the 5 communities has any Arab population http www.cbs.gov.il ishuvim ishuv2006 bycode.xls ref A large number of people from other ... more details
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