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Sgula

Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 34°46′47″E / 31.67028°N 34.77972°E / 31.67028; 34.77972
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Sgula
סגולה
سجولا
Sgula is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Sgula
Sgula
Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 34°46′47″E / 31.67028°N 34.77972°E / 31.67028; 34.77972
CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilYoav
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1953
Founded bySabras
Population
 (2022)[1]
740

Sgula (Hebrew: סְגֻלָּה, סגולה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. North of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 717.[2]

History

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The moshav was founded in 1953 by native Israelis on land that had belonged to the Palestinian village of Summeil, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3] The name may be based on a verse in Exodus (19:5) where the word segula is used in the sense of "special treasure" or jewel: "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my special treasure (sgula)."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Locality - Segulla". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  3. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 137, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  4. ^ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.51, ISBN 965-220-423-4