Sgula
Sgula
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  Sgula Location within Ashkelon region of Israel | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 34°46′47″E / 31.67028°N 34.77972°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Yoav |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder | Sabras |
| Population (2024)[1] | 647 |
Sgula (Hebrew: סְגֻלָּה, סגולה) is a moshav in south-central Israel. North of Kiryat Gat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 717.[2]
History
[edit]The moshav was founded in 1953 by native Israelis, on the land of the former Palestinian village of Summeil, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3] The name may be based on a verse in Exodus (19:5) where the word segula is used in the sense of "special treasure" or jewel: "Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my special treasure (sgula)."[4]
References
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- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Locality - Segulla". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 137, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ↑ Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.51, ISBN 965-220-423-4
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