# Elifelet

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"Eliphelet" redirects here. For the Biblical  given name, see [Eliphalet](/source/Eliphalet).

For other uses, see [Elifelet (disambiguation)](/source/Elifelet_(disambiguation)).

**Elifelet** (Hebrew: אֱלִיפֶלֶט) is a [moshav](/source/Moshav) in northern [Israel](/source/Israel). Located on the [Korazim Plateau](/source/Korazim_Plateau) near [Rosh Pina](/source/Rosh_Pina), it falls under the jurisdiction of [Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council](/source/Mevo'ot_HaHermon_Regional_Council). In it had a population of .

## Etymology

The name "Elifelet" belongs to several characters in the [Hebrew Bible](/source/Hebrew_Bible), for example one of the sons of [King David](/source/King_David) () and a repatriate after the [Babylonian Captivity](/source/Babylonian_Captivity) ().[1]

## History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by [immigrants](/source/Aliyah) from Yemen belonging to the [Moshavim Movement](/source/Moshavim_Movement) on the former village grounds of the depopulated [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians) village of [al-Zanghariyya](/source/Al-Zanghariyya).[2] Although it was abandoned after several years, it was resettled during the 1950s by immigrants from North Africa and Iraq.

The moshav is known for producing edible grasshoppers for culinary use.[3]

## References

1. Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem: Carta, p.143

1. Khalidi, Walid (1992). [*All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ). [Washington D.C.](/source/Washington_D.C.): [Institute for Palestine Studies](/source/Institute_for_Palestine_Studies). p. 507. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.

1. Ben Zion, Ilan (27 December 2017). ["Are the Fried Locusts in My Taco Kosher?"](https://forward.com/food/390901/are-the-fried-locusts-in-my-taco-kosher/). [The Forward](/source/The_Forward). Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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