Elishama, Israel
# Elishama, Israel

Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2021 it had a population of 1,166.

## History

The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Tripoli (in modern Libya) on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Biyar 'Adas. It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).

