Mewo Choron
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Mewo Choron מְבוֹא חוֹרוֹן |
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 Mewo Choron |
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West Bank ( Judea and Samaria ) |
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| Regional administration : | Mateh Benjamin | ||
| Founded : | 1970 | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 51 ' N , 35 ° 2' E | ||
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Mewo Choron ( Hebrew מְבוֹא חוֹרוֹן) is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank . The settlement belongs to the Mateh Benjamin regional administration and lies with Latrun and Modi'in . In 2017 Mewo Choron had 2589 inhabitants.
The place, founded in 1970, is named after Choron, an old biblical city that was strategically located on the Gibeon- Ayalon ( Schefela ) road and is mentioned in the Old Testament , mainly in Jos 10.10 EU and Jos 16.3 EU . The Chasdei Enosh Synagogue ( Hebrew בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת חַסְדֵי אֱנוֹשׁ), a replica of the Terborg synagogue in Mewo Choron, was inaugurated on June 7, 2018.
Footnotes
- ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land , Carta, Jerusalem 1993, p. 325, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
- ↑ Replica of Dutch synagogue destroyed in WWII opens near Jerusalem JTA June 13, 2018 [1]
Web links
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