Elishama, Israel
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Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע |
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 Elishama
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| Coordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°ECoordinates: 32°9′4″N 34°55′35″E / 32.15111°N 34.92639°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Drom HaSharon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Libyan immigrants |
| Population (2016) | 1,206 |
Elishama (Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain near Hod HaSharon and Kfar Saba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In 2016 it had a population of 1,206.
The moshav was founded in 1950 by Jewish immigrants from Tripoli in Libya on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Biyar 'Adas. It was named after the Biblical character Elishama ben Ammihud, a leader of the Tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 10:22).
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