Elifelet
title: "Elifelet" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["moshavim", "populated-places-in-northern-district-(israel)", "populated-places-established-in-1949", "1949-establishments-in-israel", "yemeni-jewish-culture-in-israel"] topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elifelet" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Elifelet |
| image | Elifelet 6908.jpg |
| imgsize | 250px |
| hebname | |
| meaning | Named after Biblical character |
| founded | 1949 |
| founded_by | Yemenite Jews |
| district | north |
| council | Mevo'ot HaHermon |
| affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel northeast |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Elifelet | image =Elifelet 6908.jpg | imgsize =250px | hebname = | meaning = Named after Biblical character | founded = 1949 | founded_by = Yemenite Jews | district = north | council = Mevo'ot HaHermon | affiliation = Moshavim Movement | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes = | pushpin_map=Israel northeast |pushpin_mapsize=250 |pushpin_label_position=bottom |coordinates = | website =
Elifelet () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located on the Korazim Plateau near Rosh Pina, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
Etymology
The name "Elifelet" belongs to several characters in the Hebrew Bible, for example one of the sons of King David () and a repatriate after the Babylonian Captivity ().
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Yemen belonging to the Moshavim Movement on the former village grounds of the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Zanghariyya. Although it was abandoned after several years, it was resettled during the 1950s by immigrants from North Africa and Iraq.
The moshav is known for producing edible grasshoppers for culinary use.
References
References
- Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem: Carta, p.143
- (1992). "All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948". [[Institute for Palestine Studies]].
- (27 December 2017). "Are the Fried Locusts in My Taco Kosher?". [[The Forward]].
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