Hurfeish
Encyclopedia
Hurfeish is a Druze
local council in the Northern District
of Israel
. It was declared a local council in 1967. according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
(CBS) it had in 2006 a total population of 5,200, with a growth rate of 1.9%.
The majority of the residents of Hurfeish are Druze
but the village does have a small number of Catholic
Christians and a few Muslims. In the vicinity of the village stands the grave of Sabalan, a Druze
prophet, often identified with the Biblical Zebulon
.
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
local council in the Northern District
Northern District
Northern District or North District may refer to:*North District, Israel*North District, Hong Kong*North District, Tainan, Tainan, Republic of China *North Delhi District of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India...
of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It was declared a local council in 1967. according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics
The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , abbreviated CBS, is an Israeli government office established in 1949 to carry out research and publish statistical data on all aspects of Israeli life, including population, society, economy, industry, education and physical infrastructure.It is headed by a...
(CBS) it had in 2006 a total population of 5,200, with a growth rate of 1.9%.
The majority of the residents of Hurfeish are Druze
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
but the village does have a small number of Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Christians and a few Muslims. In the vicinity of the village stands the grave of Sabalan, a Druze
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
prophet, often identified with the Biblical Zebulon
Zebulon
Zebulun, was the sixth son of Jacob and Leah in the Hebrew Bible.Zebulon, Zebulun or Zébulon may also refer to:*Tribe of Zebulun, ancient Israelite tribeGiven names...
.