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Beit HaGadi בית הגדי (Hebrew)
Etymology: House of the Gad
Beit HaGadi Location within Northwest Negev region of Israel Beit HaGadi Location within Israel
Coordinates: 31°25′28″N 34°36′22″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Council	Sdot Negev
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1951
Founded by	Hungarian and Romanian Jews
Population  (2024)	1,146

Beit HaGadi (Hebrew: בית הגדי, lit. 'House of the Gad') is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and the Gaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,146.

History

The village was established in 1951, and was initially named Beit HaGide'a. The founders were demobilised IDF soldiers who were members of Netiv BeMoledet organisation and Hapoel HaMizrachi. They were immigrants from Hungary and Romania, and had previously worked in Rishon LeZion.

In the 1980s and 1990s, a yeshiva called 'Orot HaNegev' was held there, headed by Rabbi Simcha Stettner and Rabbi Yehuda Halevi Amichai.

At the beginning of the 21st century, a new neighborhood was established in Moshav as part of a community expansion.

Its name is taken from the Tribe of Gad, which lived in the area in biblical times, and the Bedouin village of Bit Hajadaa that appears on the Madaba Map.

External links

• Beit HaGadi Negev Information Centre