# Eilot

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Not to be confused with [Eilat](/source/Eilat).

Kibbutz in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Eilot אֵילוֹת‎ (Hebrew) Hebrew transcription(s) • Official Elot Dining room at kibbutz Eilot Eilot Coordinates: 29°34′53″N 34°57′47″E / 29.58139°N 34.96306°E / 29.58139; 34.96306 Country Israel District Southern Council Hevel Eilot Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Founded 1962 Founded by Eilat residents Population (2024)[1] 419 Website www.eilot-tourism.co.il

Sunrise Club Hotel in Eilot

**Eilot** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): אֵילוֹת) is the southernmost [kibbutz](/source/Kibbutz) in [Israel](/source/Israel). It is located in the [Aravah](/source/Aravah) Valley, near the border with [Jordan](/source/Jordan). Eilot is less than a kilometer north of [Eilat](/source/Eilat), and just over 3 kilometers north of the [Red Sea](/source/Red_Sea). It falls under the jurisdiction of [Hevel Eilot Regional Council](/source/Hevel_Eilot_Regional_Council). In 2024 it had a population of 419.[1]

It is noted for its [date](/source/Date_Palm) [orchard](/source/Orchard), though [vegetables](/source/Vegetable), other [fruits](/source/Fruit), [fishing](/source/Fishing) and [tourism](/source/Tourism) are major industries.

## Etymology

The origin of the name of the settlement is in the [biblical](/source/Hebrew_Bible) city of Eilat, near [Ezion-Geber](/source/Ezion-Geber),[2] also called "Eilot". It was also mentioned in the [Books of Kings](/source/Books_of_Kings): "And [King Solomon](/source/Solomon) made a [navy](/source/Navy) of [ships](/source/Ships) in [Ezion-Geber](/source/Ezion-Geber), which is beside **Eloth**, on the shore of the [Red Sea](/source/Red_Sea), in the land of [Edom](/source/Edom)." ([1 Kings 9:26](https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=1%20Kings%209:26&version=nrsv)).

The Eloth mentioned in the verse is likely close to the present-day location of Kibbutz Eilot.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In July 14, 1962, it was agreed by a majority of votes to determine the new name for the kibbutz.[3]

## History

Kibbutz Eilot was begun by a group of 15 young people who descended to Eilat on June 16, 1955, on the advice of [Yitzhak Tabenkin](/source/Yitzhak_Tabenkin), who believed that kibbutzim should be established throughout Israel.[4] The descent to Eilat was contrary to the views held by the government and the Jewish Agency at that time. The members settled in the three huts of Umm Rashresh, on the shore of the Red Sea, and engaged in agriculture in preparation for the establishment of a permanent settlement.[5]

In 1959, it was decided to establish the permanent location of the kibbutz in [Nahal Roded](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nahal_Roded&action=edit&redlink=1), on the site of a former Arab village and where fertile lands were found. It began with the construction of buildings[6] and members of the kibbutz moved to the site at the end of 1962.[7]

The official [Aliyah](/source/Aliyah) ceremony took place in December 1962, the kibbutz then numbering 60 people, half of whom were members of the kibbutz and the other half reinforcements sent by the [United Kibbutz](/source/Kibbutz_Movement) Movement. They were allocated 700 dunams for agricultural cultivation, of which 300 dunams began to grow dates, vegetables and fruits. There was also an industrial laundry which [8] served the Eilat hotels, ships docked at the [port of Eilat](/source/Port_of_Eilat) and nearby Kibbutz [Yotvata](/source/Yotvata). The kibbutz also had a commercial fishing operation for a time, and set up a dairy farm and chicken runs.[9] They also established a factory for the production of [transformers](/source/Transformer).[9]

Today tourism is also a major industry.[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Israelpopulations_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Israelpopulations_1-1) ["Regional Statistics"](https://boardsgenerator.cbs.gov.il/pages/WebParts/YishuvimPage.aspx?mode=Yeshuv&l=1). *Israel Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 21 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Deuteronomy 2:8](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Deuteronomy#2:8) King James Version (Oxford Standard, 1769)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["קיבוץ אילות"](https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/lmrv/1962/07/15/01/article/28/) [Kibbutz Eilot]. *[LaMerhav](/source/LaMerhav)* (in Hebrew). 15 July 1962. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210731100631/https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/lmrv/1962/07/15/01/article/28/) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Tabenkin, Yitzhak (22 July 1955). ["מבצעי עובדות באילת"](http://jpress.org.il/olive/apa/nli_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DAV/1955/07/22&id=Ar01312). *[Davar](/source/Davar)*. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Yaakovi, Yitzchak (16 December 1960). ["רצון הבנים הכריע"](http://jpress.org.il/olive/apa/nli_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DAV/1960/12/16&id=Ar00400). *[Davar](/source/Davar)*. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Vainshtok, Tikva (15 May 1962). ["קיבוץ הוקם בנוף האלמוגים"](http://jpress.org.il/olive/apa/nli_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR/1962/05/15&id=Ar00501). *[Maariv](/source/Maariv_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["אילות ליד אילת"](http://jpress.org.il/olive/apa/nli_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MAR/1962/12/25&id=Ar00207). *[Maariv](/source/Maariv_(newspaper))*. 25 December 1962. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["משק אילות להתנחלות קבע"](http://jpress.org.il/olive/apa/nli_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=DAV/1962/12/25&id=Ar01003). *[Davar](/source/Davar)*. 25 December 1962.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_9-1) ["אילות משק דינמי ומתפתח"](https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/dav/1973/02/23/01/article/35/). *Davar*. 23 February 1973. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["אירוח בקיבוץ אילות"](https://www.eilot.co.il/). *eilot.co.il* (in Hebrew). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060202062413/http://eilot.co.il:80/) from the original on 2 February 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.eilot.co.il/en) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150906071939/http://www.eilot.co.il/en/) 6 September 2015 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in English)

v t e Hevel Eilot Regional Council Kibbutzim Eilot Elifaz Grofit Ketura Lotan Neot Smadar Neve Harif Samar Yahel Yotvata Community settlements Be'er Ora Shaharut Shitim

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