Beit HaEmek

Beit HaEmek
  • בֵּית הָעֵמֶק (Hebrew)
Kibbutz dining room
Kibbutz dining room
Etymology: House of the Valley
Beit HaEmek is located in Northwest Israel
Beit HaEmek
Beit HaEmek
Location within Northwest Israel
Beit HaEmek is located in Israel
Beit HaEmek
Beit HaEmek
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°58′16″N 35°8′42″E / 32.97111°N 35.14500°E / 32.97111; 35.14500
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictAcre
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1949
FounderBritish Jews
Population
 (2024)
890

Beit HaEmek (Hebrew: בֵּית הָעֵמֶק, lit. 'House of the Valley') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 890.

History

Beit HaEmek archaeological park

Kibbutz Beit HaEmek was established in 1949, in part by members of the British Habonim movement. Its name is derived from that of the nearby village of Amqa and the Biblical city of Beth-emek "included in Asher tribal allotment" mentioned in the Book of Joshua 19:27, which was located 5 kilometres north-east of the kibbutz. The kibbutz was built on land near the depopulated Palestinian village of Kuwaykat. In addition to agricultural activities, the kibbutz has scientific industry activities, such as Biological Industries, one of the world’s leading and trusted suppliers to the life sciences industry. In 2007 the kibbutz voted to privatize itself.

Neta'im school

In 2018 a public elementary school, Beit Hinukh Neta'im, opened in Beit HaEmek, which serves as a regional school for Mateh Asher Regional Council alongside the Ma'ayanot school in Kabri

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Klein, Steven (September 27, 2018). "Rank and File: Celebrating Kibbutz Beit Haemek's British Connection". Haaretz. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.110, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
  4. ↑ Yizhaqi, Arie (ed.): Madrich Israel (Israel Guide: An Encyclopedia for the Study of the Land), Vol 2: Upper Galilee, Huleh Basin and Jordan Source Region, Jerusalem 1978, Keter Press, p.309 (Hebrew)
  5. ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 22. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  6. ↑ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi, settlement #45. ISBN 0-521-00967-7.
  7. ↑ "30 YEARS OF CELL CULTURE EXCELLENCE". Biological Industries. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Biological Industries Expands to the United States, Providing Innovative Research Technology to the U.S. Life Sciences Market". Business Wire. October 27, 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ↑ McCarthy, Rory (20 February 2007). "Israel's oldest kibbutz votes for privatisation". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

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