Bitkha
בטחה بتحا | |
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Village synagogue | |
Coordinates: 31°20′4″N 34°37′57″E / 31.33444°N 34.63250°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Merhavim |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1950 |
Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
Population (2022)
[1] | 790 |
Bitkha ( Hebrew: בִּטְחָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 790. [1]
Moshav Bitkha was established in 1950 as a ma'abara named Hakam Ha-107 (lit. The 107th Kilometer) after the milestone on the Beersheba- Gaza road which showed it to be 107 kilometers to Jerusalem. It was later converted to a moshav by immigrants from Yemen and was renamed Bitha, taken [2] from the Book of Isaiah 30:15;
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: in sitting still and rest shall ye be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength; and ye would not.