Even Sapir
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| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Region | Jerusalem corridor |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Kurdish immigrants |
| Population (2012) | 679[1] |
Even Sapir (Hebrew: <templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />אֶבֶן סַפִּיר, lit. Sapphire) is a moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2012 it had a population of 679.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan. It was named after Even Sapir, a book written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir, a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary.[2] The book describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century.[3]
According to another source, the moshav was named for Pinchas Sapir, Israel's finance minister, who encouraged Jewish businessmen from the Diaspora to invest in Palestine and the nascent state.[4]
To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist.[5]
Even Sapir is one end point of the Jerusalem Trail, a 42-kilometer walking route around and through Jerusalem, which intersects with the Israel National Trail. The point of intersection is just outside Even Sapir at the Ein Hindak spring.[6]
Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.[7]
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- ↑ A Journey to Teman
- ↑ Judean mountains
- ↑ Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Jerusalem Trail
- ↑ BGIST
