Zimrat () is a religious

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in southern

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. Located near

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and covering 4,500

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s, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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. In it had a population of .

History

The village was established in 1957 by Jewish immigrants from

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after a split in nearby Shuva. Initially called Shuva Bet, it was later renamed Zimrat, which was taken; Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p. 484, from the

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15:2;

The LORD is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation; this is my God, and I will glorify Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.

Notable residents

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, academic, parliamentarian and government minister

References

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