Sde Ya'akov

Sde Ya'akov
שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב‎ (Hebrew)
Sde Ya'akov שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב‎ (Hebrew);
	Road entrance to Sde Ya'akov
	Etymology: Ya'akov's Field
	Sde Ya'akov
	Coordinates: 32°41′48″N35°8′28″E / 32.69667°N 35.14111°E / 32.69667; 35.14111
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Council	Jezreel Valley
Affiliation	Hapoel HaMizrachi
Founded	1927
Founded by	Hapoel HaMizrachi Pioneers
Population (2023)	1,102

Sde Ya'akov (Hebrew: שְׂדֵה יַעֲקֹב, lit. Ya'akov's Field) is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Tiv'on, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,102.^[1]

History

Sde Ya'akov was established in 1927 by pioneers who settled in Sheikh Abreik after its purchase by the Jewish Agency.^[2] It was the first settlement founded by Hapoel HaMizrachi and was named for Yitzchak Yaacov Reines, founder of the Mizrachi movement.^[3]

Sde Ya’akov 1928
Sde Ya’akov 1935
Sde Ya’akov 1945
Sde Ya’akov 1947
A sign at the entrance to Sde Ya'akov

Ancient site of Tel Yizhaki

Several kilometers to the southwest, lies an unexcavated tell named Tel Yizhaki or Hurvat Izhaqia. Among the discoveries at this site is a column base featuring an Aramaic inscription in Hebrew script, mentioning a donor named "Yudah son of Sardah". It is believed that the inscription was part of an ancient synagogue.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b"Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
^Ya'akobi, Yoel (11 September 2007). "Youth of the hills of Sheikh Abreik" (in Hebrew). Arutz 7. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 313
^"CXXIX. Ḥ. Izḥaqia no. 7362", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1454–1455, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-015, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

External links

The official website of Sde Yaakov(in Hebrew)
Sde Yaakov at the Galilee Development Authority website (in Hebrew)
Moshav Sde Ya'akov Collection (in Hebrew) on the Digital collections of Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa

[Israelpopulations-1] "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

[2] Ya'akobi, Yoel (11 September 2007). "Youth of the hills of Sheikh Abreik" (in Hebrew). Arutz 7. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[3] Hareouveni, Emanouel (1974). The Settlements of Israel and Their Archaeological sites (in Hebrew). Israel: Hakibbutz Hameuchad. p. 313

[4] "CXXIX. Ḥ. Izḥaqia no. 7362", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1454–1455, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-015, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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