Eliakim
- This article is about the moshav. For the biblical figure, see Eliakim (Bible).
| Eliakim | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Yemenite Jews |
| Council | Megiddo |
Eliakim (Hebrew: אֶלְיָקִים) is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 662.
The village was established in 1949 as a moshav by immigrants from Yemen on the lands of the abandoned Arab village of Umm al-Zinat, and was named after Jehoiakim (who was originally named Eliakim), a King of Judah. In 1970 it was converted to a communal settlement.
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