Kfar Shmuel
Moshav in central Israel
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Kfar Shmuel (Hebrew: כְּפַר שְׁמוּאֵל, lit. 'Shmuel Village') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 983.[1]
Kfar Shmuel
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  Kfar Shmuel | |
| Coordinates: 31°53′22″N 34°55′54″E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | HaOved HaTzioni |
| Founded | 4 January 1950 |
| Founded by | Romanian-Jewish immigrants |
| Population (2024)[1] | 983 |
History
Ancient
Nearby sites such as Tel Gezer and Ekron were major urban centres during the Canaanite and Philistine periods.[2][3] Archaeological evidence from the broader region suggests widespread rural settlement, with remains of wine presses, cisterns and agricultural terraces dating back to the Iron Age, reflecting a strong Israelite presence during the period of the First Temple (c. 10th–6th centuries BCE).[4][5][6]
Modern
The moshav was founded on 4 January 1950 by immigrants from Romania on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Innaba,[7] which was occupied by Israeli forces on 10 July 1948. It was named after Stephen Samuel (Shmuel) Wise, an American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.
