Eshtaol
Eshtaol
אשתאול | |
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| Coordinates: 31°46′52″N 35°0′36″E / 31.78111°N 35.01000°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Jerusalem |
| Council | Mateh Yehuda |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 8000 BCE (Earliest settlement) 1200 BCE (Israelite settlement) 1600s or earlier (Arab village) 1949 (Israeli moshav) |
| Population (2022) | 1,191 |
| Website | www.eshtaol.org.il |
Eshtaol (Hebrew: אשתאול) is a moshav in central Israel, and a biblical location mentioned in the Books of Joshua and Judges and in the first Book of Chronicles. Located 6 km (4 mi) north of the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 1,191.