The two older neighbourhoods, looking south

Elon Moreh (Hebrew: אלון מורה), is an Israeli settlement located in the Samarian Hills of the West Bank northeast of Shechem/Nablus on the slopes of Mount Kabir ridge. Elon Moreh receives municipal services from the Shomron Regional Council and the closest neighboring settlements are Itamar, Har Bracha and Yitzhar. The name of the village comes from a passage in the Torah relating to the first location where Abraham settled after crossing the Jordan River, Image File history File links Size of this preview: 635 × 309 pixelsFull resolution (635 × 309 pixel, file size: 23 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elon Moreh ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 635 × 309 pixelsFull resolution (635 × 309 pixel, file size: 23 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elon Moreh ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Map of Israeli settlements (magenta) in the West Bank. ... It has been suggested that Sebastia, Middle East be merged into this article or section. ... Shechem is a name of geographical places. ... Map of the West Bank, with Nablus in the center north. ... Offices of the Shomron R.C. Shomron Regional Council emblem The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew:מועצה אזורית שומרון) is a regional council in the northern Samarian hills, also known as the northern part of the northern half of the West Bank. ... Itamar (איתמר, ʼÎṯāmār, sometimes spelled Ithamar) is a masculine Hebrew first name which is mostly used in Israel. ... Har Bracha (Hebrew: ‎), lit. ... Yitzhar (Hebrew: ) is an Israeli settlement located in the West Banks Samarian mountains near Nablus/Shechem just off Route 60 north of the Tapuach Junction. ... Tora redirects here. ... The angel prevents the sacrifice of Isaac (Rembrandt, 1634) Abraham (Hebrew: , Standard Avraham Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom Tiberian  ; Arabic: ,  ; Geez: , ) is a figure in the Bible and Quran who is by believers regarded as the founding patriarch of the Israelites and of the Nabataean people in Jewish, Christian and... Northern part of the Great Rift Valley as seen from space (NASA) The Jordan River Road sign The Jordan River (Hebrew: נהר הירדן nehar hayarden, Arabic: نهر الأردن nahr al-urdun) is a river in Southwest Asia flowing through the Great Rift Valley into the Dead Sea. ...

And Avram passed through the land until the place of Shechem, until ELON MOREH, and the Cananite was then in the land. And God was revealed to Avram, and said: to your descendants I will give this land, and he built an altar there to God who was revealed to him. Genesis 12: 6-7.

Ark in Rahamei Tirtzah synoagogue

The modern history of Elon Moreh started in the mid-1970s when a group led by Rabbi Menachem Felix and Benny Katzover organized a pioneering group of dozens of families called Garin Elon Moreh in order to found a settlement in the Shechem area. Eight times, the group tried to choose a plot of land to settle but the Israeli government prevented these attempts. In 1975, after a controversial attempt to settle the area of Sebastia, the group was finally allowed to stay in the area by taking up residence on an army base called Kadum eleven kilometres west of Shechem, the families living in an abandoned prison. In 1979, the government allowed them to take up residence south of Shechem but a court order stopped the plan, ruling that that land belonged to local Arabs. The site was dismantled and the group moved to the current location in 1980. The army base called Kadum would later become the village of Kedumim, and the Arab lands of the last attempt were purchased and the village of Itamar was founded at that location. Genesis (Hebrew: ‎, Greek: Γένεσις, meaning birth, creation, cause, beginning, source or origin) is the first book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 463 × 558 pixelsFull resolution (463 × 558 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elon Moreh ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 463 × 558 pixelsFull resolution (463 × 558 pixel, file size: 22 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elon Moreh ... The Ark in a synagogue (Jewish house of worship) is known as the Aron Kodesh amongst Ashkenazim and as Hekhál amongst most Sefardim. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Samaria. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Kedumim (Hebrew: קדומים), also spelled Qedumim, is an Israeli settlement located in the northern West Bank/Samaria that was founded during Hanukah 1975 and now enjoys the municipal status of local council. ... Itamar (איתמר, ʼÎṯāmār, sometimes spelled Ithamar) is a masculine Hebrew first name which is mostly used in Israel. ...

The present location of Elon Moreh was first settled on the Jewish holiday of Tu B'shvat, February 1980. It was the first settlement to be established in Samaria after the Six-Day War. Over 1200 residents now live in the village. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Tu Bishvat (ט״ו בשבט ṭū bišḇāṭ) is the Jewish holiday equivalent of Arbor Day— it is the new year for trees. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

The village's primary school 'Nahalat Tzvi' is named after Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook who had been the leader of Gush Emunim. Elon Moreh also has a hesder yeshiva, called Birkat Yosef, with a couple of hundred students. The rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva is Rabbi Eliyakim Lavnon who is also the chief rabbi of Elon Moreh. Prophet of Greater Israel, his teachings inspired the modern religious settlement movement in the territories. ... Gush Emunim גוש אמונים (Hebrew: Block [of the] faithful) was an Israeli political movement. ... Hesder (in Hebrew: arrangement; or Yeshivat Hesder ישיבת הסדר) is an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces. ... Rosh yeshiva (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה) (pl. ...

On March 28, 2002, a Palestinian terrorist infiltrated the village, burst into the home of the Gavish family and opened fire. The lone terrorist managed to kill four residents before being killed himself. [1] The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

External links

• Unofficial website
• American Friends of Elon Moreh
• Peace Now profile
• Photos of Scali Farm, near Elon Gersh Moreh