Eli (town)
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| Coordinates: 32°4′17.03″N 35°15′55.08″E / 32.0713972°N 35.2653000°ECoordinates: 32°4′17.03″N 35°15′55.08″E / 32.0713972°N 35.2653000°E | |
| District | Judea and Samaria Area |
| Council | Mateh Binyamin |
| Region | West Bank |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Population (2015) | 4,092 |
| Website | www.eli.co.il |
Eli (Hebrew: עֵלִי) is a large mixed Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located on Highway 60 north of Jerusalem and Ramallah, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. It was named after the biblical high-priest who served in the Tabernacle in nearby biblical Shiloh (1 Samuel 1:9). In 2015 it had a population of 4,092. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, but the Israeli government disputes this.
Eli- named for the Jacobist prophet, Eli the Prophet- was established on 11 September 1984, when three families moved into recently placed buildings. It was the first settlement to be attempted without a core group of families. Several families from Ofra, Kokhav HaShahar, and Shilo were persuaded to come for at least a year while more families would be found. The settlement was originally called 'Givat Levona' after the adjacent settlement Ma'ale Levona. The Amana website states that the initial vision was creating 'one long territorial contiguity' of Jewish settlers between Eli and both Shiloh and Ma'ale Levona.
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