Matan, Israel
Encyclopedia
Matan is a communal settlement
in central Israel
. Located near Yarhiv
and Nirit
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council
. In 2007 it had a population of 3,300.
The village was founded in 1995, and took its name from the Bible
, specifically Proverbs
18:16;
Communal settlement (Israel)
A community settlement is a type of town in Israel. While in an ordinary town anyone may buy property, in a community settlement the town's residents, who are organized in a cooperative, can veto a sale of a house or a business to an undesirable buyer....
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located near Yarhiv
Yarhiv
Yarhiv is a moshav in central Israel. Located to near Jaljulia, Matan and Nirit, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 736.The moshav was founded in 1949 by demobilised IDF soldiers...
and Nirit
Nirit
Nirit is a communal settlement in central Israel. Located near Matan and the Horashim forest, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,100....
, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Drom HaSharon Regional Council
The Drom HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Sharon region in central Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak.-List of settlements, moshavim, kibbutzim and villages:*Adanim*Einat*Elishema*Eyal*Gan Haim...
. In 2007 it had a population of 3,300.
The village was founded in 1995, and took its name from the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, specifically Proverbs
Book of Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs , commonly referred to simply as Proverbs, is a book of the Hebrew Bible.The original Hebrew title of the book of Proverbs is "Míshlê Shlomoh" . When translated into Greek and Latin, the title took on different forms. In the Greek Septuagint the title became "paroimai paroimiae"...
18:16;
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.