Sdei Trumot

Sdei Trumot
שדי תרומות
Sdei Trumot is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Sdei Trumot
Sdei Trumot
Sdei Trumot is located in Israel
Sdei Trumot
Sdei Trumot
Coordinates: 32°26′25″N 35°29′10″E / 32.44028°N 35.48611°E / 32.44028; 35.48611
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilValley of Springs
AffiliationHapoel HaMizrachi
Founded1951
Founded byJewish immigrants from Sandur, Iraq
Population
 (2022)[1]
494

Sdei Trumot (Hebrew: שדי תרומות) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley about 7 km (4 mi) south of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 494.[1]

The moshav is one of four moshavim in the "Bikurah" bloc. The others are Revaya, Rehov, and Tel Teomim, which are l located nearby.

History

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The village founded in 1951 by Kurdish Jews immigrants from the village of Sandur in Iraq. The name "Sdei Trumot" is based on the lamentation of David for Saul and Jonathan who were killed in a war against the Philistines on nearby Mount Gilboa. The words "Sdei trumot," meaning "fields of offerings," appear in Samuel II, chapter 1, verse 21.

Sdei Trumot was established on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Samiriyya.[2]

On 19 June 2003, a suicide attack in the moshav killed the storekeeper, Avner Mordechai.[3]

Economy

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The primary source of income in the early days was agriculture and cattle raising. Today the village operates greenhouses and uses advanced technology.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 59. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ Road map efforts continue despite new attacks The Guardian, 19 June 2003