Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moshav on the outskirts of jerusalem”. Today it says “moshav in central israel”.
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Even Sapir ( , lit.1Sapphire ) is a moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem , Israel .2 It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2012 it had a population of 679.3The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan . It was named after Even Sapir , a book written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir , a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary. The book describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century. According to another source, the moshav was named for Pinchas Sapir , Israel's finance minister, who encouraged Jewish businessmen from the Diaspora to invest in Palestine and the nascent state. To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist . Even Sapir is one end point of the Jerusalem Trail , a 42-kilometer walking route around and through Jerusalem, which intersects with the Israel National Trail . The point of intersection is just outside of Even Sapir at the Ein Hindak spring. Even Sapir is a home to "Ben Gurion Institute of Science & Technology", Jerusalem Campus, a housing estate designated for 430 local and international students.4Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2012 .5Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). A Journey to Teman Judean mountains Go with the flow, Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Trail BGIST6
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Place in Israel Even Sapir ( , lit. Sapphire ) is a moshav on the outskirts of Jerusalem , Israel . It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 654. The moshav was founded in 1950 by immigrants from Kurdistan .It was named after Even Sapir , a book written in 1864 by Yaakov Halevi Sapir , a Jerusalem rabbi and emissary. The book describes his travels to Yemen in the 19th century. To the north of the moshav is the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness and a cave attributed to John the Baptist . Even Sapir is the end point of the Jerusalem Trail, a 42-kilometer walking route around Jerusalem, which is part of the Israel National Trail . Lexicon of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew).
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Sapphire ) is a moshav in central Israel .Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council .In 2024 it had a population of 720. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sapphire ) is a moshav in central Israel . Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 720. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Place in Jerusalem, Israel Even Sapir ( Hebrew : אבן ספיר ) is a moshav in central Israel . Located on the outskirts of Jerusalem , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council . In 2024 it had a population of 720. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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moshav on the outskirts of jerusalem
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moshav in central israel
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