Sgula
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Sgula | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′13″N 34°46′47″E / 31.67028°N 34.77972°E / 31.67028; 34.77972 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Yoav |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founded by | 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
The moshav was founded in 1953 by native Israelis on land that had belonged to the 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
References
- "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