Gefen
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Gefen ( ) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Gefen ( ) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The village was established in 19551 by Jewish immigrants from Morocco. The chosen site had previously belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Mughallis before the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The name is taken from Psalm 80:15: "God Almighty, look down from heaven and see; watch over this grapevine."
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