Bet Kama

Kibbutz Bet Kama
Basic data
hebrew :	בית קמה
State :	Israel
District :	south
Founded :	April 18, 1949
Coordinates :	31 ° 27 ' N , 34 ° 46' E Coordinates: 31 ° 26 '49 " N , 34 ° 45' 45" E
Height :	238 m
Residents :	1396 (as of 2018)
Community code :	0598
Time zone :	UTC + 2
Postal code :	85325
Community type:	Kibbutz
Website :	www.beitkama.org.il
	Kibbutz Bet Kama
	Kibbutz Bet Kama

Bet Kama (Hebrew: בית קמה; German: House of upright grain) is a kibbutz in the northern Negev and in the southern district of Israel . It falls under the jurisdiction of the B'nei Shimon regional administration . Bet Kama had 1,396 inhabitants in 2018.

The kibbutz was founded on April 18, 1949 and was originally called Safiach (Hebrew: ספיח). The current name comes from the Bible: Isaiah 17: 5. The founders of Bet Kama were immigrants from Hungary who belonged to the Hashomer Hatzair movement .

Individual evidence

↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
↑ אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .
↑ "As if the reaper took hold of the upright grain and his arm mowed the ears."

[1] אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .

[2] אוכלוסייה ביישובים 2018 (population of the settlements 2018). (XLSX; 0.13 MB) Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , August 25, 2019, accessed May 11, 2020 .

[3] "As if the reaper took hold of the upright grain and his arm mowed the ears."