Esh Kodesh

Esh Kodesh
אֵשׁ קֹדֶשׁ, אש קודש
Esh Kodesh
Esh Kodesh
Coordinates: 32°4′1″N 35°20′10″E / 32.06694°N 35.33611°E / 32.06694; 35.33611
CouncilMateh Binyamin
RegionWest Bank
Founded2000

Esh Kodesh (Hebrew: אֵשׁ קֹדֶשׁ, lit.'Sacred Fire') is an Israeli outpost in the West Bank near Shilo. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. Israeli outposts in the West Bank are considered illegal both under international law as well as under Israeli law. The population in 2005 was under 12 families.