Tushia ( he, תּוּשִׁיָּה, ''lit.'' Wisdom, Being Resourceful) is a religious

community settlement A community settlement ( he, יישוב קהילתי, ''Yishuv Kehilati'') is a type of village in Israel and the West Bank. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the village's residents are organized in ...

in southern

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Located around five kilometres from Netivot and east of

Kfar Maimon Kfar Maimon ( he, כְּפַר מַיְמוֹן, ''lit.'' Maimon Village) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 5,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a popula ...

, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1958 and was initially named

Shuva Shuva ( he, שׁוּבָה) is a religious moshav in southern Israel. Located near Netivot and covering 4,500 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sdot Negev Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was establis ...

Heh, before adopting its current name, taken from the

Book of Proverbs The Book of Proverbs ( he, מִשְלֵי, , "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is a book in the third section (called Ketuvim) of the Hebrew Bible and a book of the Christian Old Testament. When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different ...

2:7;

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

References

{{Sdot Negev Regional Council Community settlements Religious Israeli communities Populated places established in 1958 Gaza envelope Populated places in Southern District (Israel) 1958 establishments in Israel