Gefen
Place in Jerusalem, Israel
Gefen (Hebrew: גֶּפֶן, lit. 'Grapevine') is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 422.
01History
The village was established in 1955 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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