Geshur, Golan Heights
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israeli settlement in the Golan Heights From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geshur (Hebrew: גְּשׁוּר, lit. Bridging) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz on the ridge of the southern Golan Heights.[2][3] The international community considers Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.[4] In 2022 it had a population of 321.[1]
Geshur
גְּשׁוּר | |
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Coordinates: 32°49′10″N 35°42′56″E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Golan |
Region | Golan Heights |
Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
Founded | 1971 |
Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair members |
Population (2022)[1] | 321 |
The kibbutz is named after a biblical kingdom[5] which may or may not have been in the same area.
According to the Bible, during the time of King David, Geshur was an independent kingdom (Joshua 13:13). David married Maachah, a daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. (2 Samuel 3:3, 1 Chronicles 3:2) Her son Absalom fled to his mother's native country, after the murder of his half-brother and David's eldest son, Amnon. Absalom stayed there for three years before being rehabilitated by David. (ib. 13:37, 15:8) Geshur managed to maintain its independence from the Aramean kingdoms until after the time of King Solomon.[6][7]
Kibbutz Geshur was founded in 1971 by Hashomer Hatzair, a socialist-Zionist youth movement,[8] The village was established to the south of the Syrian village of Al-Adaisa, which was depopulated and razed, after being occupied by Israel in 1967. The first Golan Heights vineyards were planted in Geshur in 1976.[9]
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