Beit Zaid

Beit Zaid בית זייד (Hebrew)
Beit Zaid Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel Beit Zaid Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°42′9″N 35°7′54″E
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Subdistrict	Jezreel
Council	Jezreel Valley
Founded	1951
Founder	Former residents of Giv'ot Zaid
Population  (2024)	84

Beit Zaid (Hebrew: בֵּית זַיִיד, lit. 'House of Zaid') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 84.

History

The area was first settled in 1926 by Alexander Zaïd, one of the founders of Hashomer, his wife and four children. In 1940 a new kibbutz, Giv'ot Zaid (named for Zaïd) was founded to the north of Zaïd's former residence (he had been murdered in 1938) and was joined by several members of Zaïd's family. However, it collapsed in 1950. In 1951 the former residents of Giv'ot Zaid moved to the site inhabited by the family and founded Beit Zaid.