Giv'at Ye'arim



Giv'at Ye'arim (גִּבְעַת יְעָרִים, lit. Hill of Forests) is a semi-cooperative moshav in central Israel. Located in the Judean Mountains, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In it had a population of.



History
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Yemenite immigrants, on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Khirbat al-'Umur.

Giv'at Ye'arim is assumed to be the site of Gibeath, a city mentioned in the Book of Joshua (18:28).

In the past, the majority of Giv'at Ye'arim residents worked in agriculture, particularly viticulture and poultry-breeding. Today, many hold jobs outside the moshav, mainly in Jerusalem and Mevaseret Zion.