Eshtaol

Eshtaol
אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל
اشتأول
Eshtaol is located in Jerusalem
Eshtaol
Eshtaol
Eshtaol is located in Israel
Eshtaol
Eshtaol
Coordinates: 31°46′52″N 35°0′36″E / 31.78111°N 35.01000°E / 31.78111; 35.01000
District Jerusalem
Founded8000 BCE (Earliest settlement)
1200 BCE (Israelite settlement)
1600s or earlier (Arab village)
1949 (Israeli moshav)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total1,191
Websitewww.eshtaol.org.il

Eshtaol (Hebrew: אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל) 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 Beit Shemesh,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2022, it had a population of 1,191.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Google Maps using Route 38

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