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Eliakim () is a moshav in northern
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. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of .


History

The village was established in 1949 as a moshav by
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from
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on the lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Umm az-Zinat, and was named after Jehoiakim (who was originally named Eliakim), a King of Judah (2 Kings 23:34). In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement, but returned to being a moshav in 2008.


Archaeology

A large burial cave was unearthed at Eliakim, featuring a poorly executed inscription above its entrance, using the
Samaritan script The Samaritan Hebrew script, or simply Samaritan script, is used by the Samaritans for religious writings, including the Samaritan Pentateuch, writings in Samaritan Hebrew, and for commentaries and translations in Samaritan Aramaic language, Sam ...
, which reads "El'azar son of Azariah". The cave houses three burial troughs and a loculus.


Notable residents

* Boaz Mauda, winner of season 5 of Kokhav Nolad


References

{{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1949 Populated places in Northern District (Israel) Yemeni-Jewish culture in Israel 1949 establishments in Israel