Yizre‘el in Northern District
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Shunem

Shunem is a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa Joshua 19,18. Shunem is where: The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel; 1Samuel 28,4 Where Abishag, King David's companion in his old age, came from; 1Kings 1,1 and Where the prophet Elisha was hospitably entertained by a rich woman whose son Elisha later revived after the son died.

Located at 32.6056, 35.3343 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hebrew Bible places

Merkaz Yael

Merkaz Yael is a communal settlement in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1960 as part of the program to inhabit the Ta'anakh region. It formed a regional center for the nearby communities Prazon, Avital, and Meitav. The name "Merkaz Yael" was inspired by Yael, the hero of the battle against Sisera in the Book of Judges and wife of Hever the Kenite, after whom another communal settlement nearby is namend.

Located at 32.5519, 35.308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Community settlements in Israel

Nurit

Nurit was a moshav on Gilboa Mountain in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen. It is named after the nearby Arab village Nuris, which lies in the adjacent valley. The Arab village was captured on May 29, 1948, during the Israeli War of Independence. The residents of the moshav abandoned it after nine years, except for one woman who continued to live there until the early 1970s.

Located at 32.5418, 35.3561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former moshavim, Gilboa Regional Council

Prazon

Prazon is a moshav in the Ta'anakh region in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. It was founded in 1953 by immigrants to Israel from Kurdistan as the second settlement in the Ta'anakh region after Avital. The name "Prazon" ("rural population") is taken from a verse in chapter 5, verse 7 of the Book of Judges: "The rural population in Israel ceased, until I, Deborah, arose. " The story described in Judges took place in the surrounding region.

Located at 32.5448, 35.3116 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Moshavim

Magen Shaul

Magen Shaul is a moshav near Gilboa Mountain in northern Israel. It belongs to the Gilboa Regional Council. The moshav was founded in 1976 by children of families who lived in other moshavim of the Ta'anakh region. The name "Magen Shaul" is borrowed from the elegy that David proclaimed after Saul died in a battle against the Philistines in the surrounding area.

Located at 32.5214, 35.3069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Moshavim

Jezreel (city)

Jezreel was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar, and later within the northern Kingdom of Israel. According to the Book of Kings, the royal palace of King Ahab in Jezreel was adjacent to the vineyard of Naboth. Prior to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel, the city was also the hometown of Ahinoam, first wife of King David.

Located at 32.5579, 35.328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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