Ranen ( he, רנן, lit. ''Singing'') is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev two kilometres north of Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of

Merhavim Regional Council Merhavim Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מרחבים, ''Mo'atza Azorit Merhavim'') is a regional council in the Southern District of Israel. It covers 14 moshavim, a community settlement, a youth village and an educational insti ...

. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was established in 1950 by immigrants from Yemen and was originally named ''Bitha''. In 1952 the residents moved to the site of the Hakam Ha-107 ma'abara and converted it to a moshav, taking the name

Bitha Bitkha ( he, בִּטְחָה) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-western Negev near Ofakim, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merhavim Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Moshav Bitkha was established in 19 ...

. A group of Karaite Jews from Egypt moved onto the moshav, renaming it Ranen, which like the names of two other moshavim ( Tifrah, Gilat) in the area, is taken from the

Book of Isaiah The Book of Isaiah ( he, ספר ישעיהו, ) is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. It is identified by a superscription as the words of the 8th-century BC ...

35:2,

(The desert,) ''it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice, even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon; they shall see the glory of the Lord, the excellency of our God.''

References

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