Beit El ( Hebrew בֵּית אֵל ) is an Israeli settlement and local council in Samaria , north of Jerusalem.
| Local council | |
| Beit el | |
|---|---|
| Heb. בֵּית אֵל | |
| A country |  Israel |
| Status | Israeli settlement on the West Bank [1] |
| County | Judea and Samaria |
| The mayor | |
| History and Geography | |
| Based | 1977 |
| Square | |
| Height above sea level | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 6 101 people ( 2018 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 90631 |
It is named after the historic city with the same name ( Bethel in the Russian translation of the Bible), the ruins of which have been preserved nearby, near the Arab village of Beitin.
The bulk of the population are religious settlers . In Beyt-El, Bnei Menashe also compactly lives - people who consider themselves the descendants of ten lost tribes come from Manipur and Mizoram . In Beit-El, the yeshiva of the same name is located, headed by Zalman Melamed . The rabbi of the settlement is Shlomo Aviner .
Population
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel , the population at the beginning of 2018 was 6 101 people [2] .
Notes
- ↑ This settlement is located on the territory of the West Bank . According to the administrative division of Israel , the territory of Judea and Samaria is located on its territory. According to the administrative division of the State of Palestine , it is located in one of 11 governorates in the West Bank. The UN considers the territory of the West Bank to be occupied by Israel. This settlement is located within the so-called zone C (full control of Israel ).
- ↑ Official data on Israeli settlements on 12/31/2017 (Hebrew) . Central Bureau of Statistics of Israel . Date of treatment December 27, 2018.